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Asteroid 4179 Toutatis


Named after the mock Celtic deity Toutatis, Astérix's village-god, himself inspired by the real Teutates, a Gallic war god.

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Alternate designation1989 AC
ClassificationApollo, Alinda, Mars-crosser
Notesvery close approach on September 29, 2004, at 0.0104 AU from Earth

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2451913,5
Semi major axis2,5105 AU
Period [Julian yrs]3,978 Julian years
Inclination0,470 °
Eccentricity0,6344
Lon. of ascending node128,246 °
Argument of perihelion274,782 °
Passage of perihelion2000-Nov-03.902381
Aphelion distance4,1031 AU
Mean anomaly15,139 °

Physical Data
Radius2,70 km
Rotation period176 days
Absolute magnitude (H)15,3
Magnitude Slope (G)0,1
Spectral classSk

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererChristian Pollas
Discovered1989-01-04

Data File
Data File Name4179_Toutatis.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00