5786 Talos

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Talos
Discovery
Discovered by R. H. McNaught
Discovery site Siding Spring
Discovery date September 3, 1991
Designations
MPC designation 5786
1991 RC
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch August 27, 2011
Aphelion 1.976 AU
Perihelion 0.187 AU
1.081 AU
Eccentricity 0.827
1.125 yr (410.8 d)
31.090°
Inclination 23.235°
161.322°
8.341°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 0.89 km[2]
38.52 h[1]
17.1[1]

5786 Talos (1991 RC) is an Apollo asteroid discovered on September 3, 1991 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.[1] It has a very small perihelion distance;[1] only two other named asteroids have one less than 0.2 AU, 1566 Icarus and 3200 Phaethon.

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