SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 1996 R3

Lagerkvist

Lagerkvist follows a distinctly cometary orbit: an eccentricity of 0.987 carries it from 5.238 AU at perihelion out to 802.7 AU at aphelion.

comet Observations: 11
Orbital Period · P
8,120 yr
v(q)
18.3 km/s
v(Q)
0.1 km/s
TJ
2.21
Eccentricity · e
0.987

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (5.238 AU) and its farthest (802.7 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 797.5 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 8,120 yr (2,965,939 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 404.0 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.987) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 39.2° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 18.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 0.1 km/s at aphelion.

Its Tisserand parameter with respect to Jupiter is T_J = 2.21, a standard discriminator between asteroidal and cometary dynamics.

Size and surface

Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for Lagerkvist, so its physical size remains unconstrained.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 11 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5164 arcseconds.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
404.0 AU
Eccentricity
0.987
Perihelion
5.238 AU
Aphelion
802.748 AU
Inclination
39.2°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2450351.5
Mean Anomaly
0.05°

Orbit diagram

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
—

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51639
Condition
—
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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