Talcott

32621 Talcott (2001 RZ)

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Key Facts

Overview

Talcott is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Talcott as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Talcott orbits the sun every 1,510 days (4.13 years), coming as close as 2.45 AU and reaching as far as 2.70 AU from the sun. Talcott is about 6.8 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.

No Close Approaches

Talcott's orbit is 1.47 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Talcott's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 31, 1989. It was last officially observed on May 26, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,608 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.576 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.0479
  • Inclination: 16.0°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 97.08°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 356.27°
  • Mean Anomaly: 63.92°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 6.80800 km
  • Magnitude: 13.28
  • Albedo: 0.314

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 1,510 days (4.13 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 18.56 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.70 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 2.45 AU

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Size Rendering

The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Talcott to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.