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2102 Tantalus (1975 YA)
Classification: APO [NEO, PHA]
H:16 mag, G:0.15

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History of Radar Detections
Year Month Transmitter Receiver Frequency Obs
2016 Dec Goldstone Goldstone 8560 [G]
2016 Dec Arecibo Arecibo 2380 [A]

Radar-Based Physical Properties
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2024-03-31 00:00 TT from E2024-C06 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.299287
a 1.2900755 AU
i 64.00356 deg
om 94.35254 deg
w 61.51003 deg
ma 303.74575 deg
n 0.67263801 deg/d

Link to complete orbital information at Minor Planet Center

Earth Close-Approach Data (+/- 10 years)
date nominal distance RTT SNR/run at Arecibo
2014-06-28 05:50:00 0.42377 422.9 0.6
2016-12-30 14:32:00 0.13748 137.2 31.2
2017-06-22 05:02:00 0.33211 331.4 1.4
2019-12-17 21:00:00 0.25824 257.7 3.5
2020-06-19 03:59:00 0.48300 482.0 0.4

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL