☄️ Toutatis (asteroide 4179)
Toutatis (asteroid 4179) today: 2.790 AU from Earth (417.4 million km), heliocentric distance 3.743 AU, orbital period 4.055 years. Computed via Kepler solver with JPL SBDB osculating elements.
Position now (2026-04-29 07:32 UTC)
| Heliocentric distance: | 3.7433 AU |
| Geocentric distance: | 2.7900 AU (417.4 million km) |
| Geocentric ecliptic longitude: | 197.138° |
| Geocentric ecliptic latitude: | 0.587° |
| RA J2000 (approximate): | 196.023° |
| Dec J2000 (approximate): | -6.188° |
| True anomaly: | 159.663° |
Orbital elements (Keplerian)
| Semi-major axis (a): | 2.5430 AU |
| Eccentricity (e): | 0.62474 |
| Inclination (i): | 0.448° |
| Long. ascending node (Omega): | 125.365° |
| Argument of perihelion (omega): | 277.861° |
| Mean anomaly at epoch (M0): | 76.893° |
| Osculation epoch (JD): | 2461000.5 |
| Orbital period: | 4.055 years |
About Toutatis
Discovered in 1989 by Christian Pollas. IAU designation: 4179 Toutatis. Estimated diameter: 4.6 km. Absolute magnitude H: 15.29.
NEA de forma alongada. Visitado pela sonda Chang E 2 em 2012.
Limitation
Osculating elements are from epoch 2461000.5 JD. Keplerian propagation ignores perturbations (especially Jupiter for belt asteroids). For precision beyond months, consult JPL Horizons.
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