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2009 LD

2009 LD is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.988 AU and a period of 0.98 yr.

Aten Observations: 28
Orbital Period · P
0.98 yr
v(q)
34.9 km/s
v(Q)
25.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
6.12
Eccentricity · e
0.1504

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.839 AU) and its farthest (1.137 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.298 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.98 yr (359 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.988 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.15 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.79° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.8 km/s at aphelion.

Because q < 1 AU and Q > 1 AU, this orbit geometrically intersects the region of Earth's orbit.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 26.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 28 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4658 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
0.988 AU
Eccentricity
0.1504
Perihelion
0.839 AU
Aphelion
1.136595 AU
Inclination
9.79°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
210.5°

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

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2061-Jun-12 19:14 0.318654 AU
47669939 km
16.66 km/s
2062-Jun-08 04:50 0.210587 AU
31503384 km
13.69 km/s
2063-Jun-03 19:12 0.103330 AU
15457948 km
10.80 km/s
2064-May-29 16:05 0.004646 AU
695072 km
8.16 km/s
2065-May-26 08:33 0.004450 AU
665704 km
6.11 km/s
2066-May-31 03:56 0.131824 AU
19720609 km
5.01 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
26.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46579
Condition
6
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database · NASA CNEOS. 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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