Asteroid
Near-Earth
Taranis
5370 Taranis (1986 RA)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 5.374 AU
- True anomaly
- 186.36°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
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Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 3.318 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6372
- Inclination
- 19.18°
- Orbital period
- 6.04 years
- Perihelion
- 1.204 AU
- Aphelion
- 5.432 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 177.77°
- Argument of periapsis
- 161.27°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 1.80 km
Visual & observation
- Geometric albedo
- 0.037
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.23
- Spectral type
- AMO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Named