(5869) Tanith Amor
Discovered on 4 November 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Seen as a heavenly goddess by the conquering Romans who called her Caelestis, Tanith was worshiped by the Carthaginians. This winged sky-goddess of the Punic people wore a zodiac around her head and held the sun and moon in either hand.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tanith is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tanith is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5869 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VN4 |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Rotation period | 17.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.22 |
| Orbital period | 2.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.23 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.321 |
| Inclination | 17.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.310 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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