(5902) Talima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1987 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Where Talima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Talima is 3.35 au from the Sun and 4.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5902 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 QY10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.3 km (#3,609 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.251 |
| Rotation period | 22.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.