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NASA JPL SBDB · 2013 LT28

2013 LT28

2013 LT28 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.75 AU it takes 2.32 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 33
Orbital Period · P
2.32 yr
v(q)
46.4 km/s
v(Q)
10.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.11 km
TJ
3.81
Eccentricity · e
0.6188

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.667 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.833 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.166 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.75 AU gives an orbital period of 2.32 yr, or about 846 days.

The high eccentricity (0.619) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 22.93° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 46.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.9 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 = 22.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.11 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 33 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.6202 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
1.75 AU
Eccentricity
0.6188
Perihelion
0.667 AU
Aphelion
2.8329 AU
Inclination
22.93°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
245.52°

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
2033-Dec-23 04:52 0.070503 AU
10547098 km
21.01 km/s
2040-Dec-07 08:15 0.252861 AU
37827426 km
30.52 km/s
2043-Jul-02 20:49 0.290298 AU
43427949 km
31.68 km/s
2050-Jun-16 00:52 0.011680 AU
1747299 km
22.82 km/s
2077-Dec-25 01:57 0.078876 AU
11799681 km
19.98 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
22.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.6202
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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