(2102) Tantalus
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Asteroid (2102) Tantalus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Apollo type |
| Major semi-axis | 1.2899 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2988 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 0.9045 AU - 1.6754 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 64.009 ° |
| Sidereal period | 1.465 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 26.22 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | about 1.6 km |
| Rotation period | 2.391 h |
| Absolute brightness | 16.0 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: Q |
| history | |
| Explorer | Charles T. Kowal |
| Date of discovery | December 27, 1975 |
| Another name | 1975 YA |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(2102) Tantalus is an asteroid of the Apollo-type , which on 27 December 1975 by Charles T. Kowal at the Mount Palomar was discovered. The approximately three kilometer large object orbits the sun on a rather eccentric (e = 0.30) orbit inclined by 64 degrees against the ecliptic once every 1.476 years.
The asteroid was named after the figure of Tantalus from Greek mythology.