Near-Earth object / ID: 2005869
5869 Tanith 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 956m - 2.1km across. It has been followed since 1977-02-16 across 998 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2054-Sep-22 22:45, passing at 37.009 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
0.310 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
12.90 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
37.009 LD
Miss distance (km)
14,232,395 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
1.230 AU
Aphelion
2.394 AU
Orbital period
891.0 days
Inclination
17.924°
Eccentricity
0.321
Semi-major axis
1.812 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
956m - 2.1km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
17.2 H
Orbit class
AMO
Observations used
998