Near-Earth object / ID: 2005863
5863 Tara is a near-Earth object of the AMO orbit class — Near-Earth asteroid orbits similar to that of 1221 Amor. Radar and photometric estimates put it between 1.8km - 4.1km across. It has been followed since 1983-08-12 across 3433 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2182-May-31 00:38, passing at 10.355 LD. It is not classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid.
Data source: NASA NeoWs API
Visualization: mesh render
Hazard analysis
PHA status
Not hazardous
Min. orbit intersection
0.231 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
14.44 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
10.355 LD
Miss distance (km)
3,982,353 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
1.094 AU
Aphelion
3.347 AU
Orbital period
1208.6 days
Inclination
19.510°
Eccentricity
0.507
Semi-major axis
2.221 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
1.8km - 4.1km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
15.8 H
Orbit class
AMO
Observations used
3,433