 Toutatis approached Earth again in 2016, but will not make another notably close approach until 2069.Toutatis was first sighted on 10 February 1934, as object 1934 CT, but lost soon afterwards.It remained a lost asteroid for several decades until it was rediscovered on 4 January 1989 by French astronomer Christian Pollas, and was named after the Celtic god of tribal protection Toutatis (Teutates).