Tantalus

(1975 YA )

NOW @ 21 GEM 38

Inclination: 64.001

Eccentricity: 0.299

Period: 1.465 years

AU 1.29

Type: 9803

Discovery Chart

27.12.1975 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1

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Named for the king of Sipylus, who was punished by being immersed to his neck in water and prevented from drinking the water or gathering fruit hung above his head. (M 4645) _ _.

Discovered on 27-12-1975 in Palomar by Kowal, C. T.
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