Toutatis (4179) Asteroid

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Astronomical specifications:

Discovery 
Orbital characteristics:
Distance from Sun  km
Perihelion  (106 km)
Aphelion  (106 km)
Inclination  deg
Eccentricity 
Orbital periode rond Sun  days
Main orbital speed  km/s
Inclination to Sun equator  deg
Number of moons 
Rings 
Physical characteristics:
Dimensions  km
Radius  km
Surface area  km²
Volume  106 km³
Mass  1024 kg
Density  g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity  m/s²
Escape velocity  km/s
Rotation period  days
Surface temperature  K
Axial tilt  deg
Atmospheric composition 

Sequence of Toutatis images during flyby of Change-2 (image credit: Weibo/Xinhua)



Missions:

Name Launch
Date
Launch rocket Weight
(kg)
Mission
Chang′e 2 (China PR) 01-Oct-10 CZ-3C 2300 kg Chang'e-2 probe left lunar orbit on Jun 9, 2011 on a trajectory to the Earth-Sun L2 point. Chang'e-2 space probe made a remarkable 3.2 km flyby of minor planet (4179) Toutatis on Dec 13, 2012 at 0830:09 UTC and returned images of the asteroid.


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