(5370) Taranis Amor
Discovered on 2 September 1986 by A. Maury at Palomar.
Where Taranis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taranis is 5.33 au from the Sun and 6.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5370 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RA |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 3.60 km (#13,713 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 6.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.20 – 5.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.637 |
| Inclination | 19.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.211 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.