Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.93 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.089
  • Inclination: 7.46 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 196.65 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 86.52 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 275.62 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 20.81000 km
  • Magnitude: 12.48
  • Albedo: 0.054

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2452767.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 8.77591
  • Spin latitude: 71.0
  • Spin longitude: 71.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: -1.0

This shape model of asteroid Tacitus is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.

The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.