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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 LU47

2016 LU47

2016 LU47 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.542 AU once every 1.91 yr.

Amor Observations: 32
Orbital Period · P
1.91 yr
v(q)
33.6 km/s
v(Q)
17.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
4.39
Eccentricity · e
0.3253

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.04 AU) and its farthest (2.044 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.004 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.91 yr (699 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.542 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.325 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.09° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.1 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 23.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 32 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5139 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

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
1.542 AU
Eccentricity
0.3253
Perihelion
1.04 AU
Aphelion
2.043613 AU
Inclination
8.09°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
55.0°

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
2037-May-08 20:22 0.461258 AU
69003213 km
5.43 km/s
2037-Sep-16 05:25 0.399521 AU
59767551 km
15.67 km/s
2039-Jun-17 13:44 0.133923 AU
20034572 km
8.15 km/s
2060-Sep-05 00:22 0.236185 AU
35332783 km
10.11 km/s
2062-Jun-06 17:35 0.287483 AU
43006895 km
13.33 km/s
2062-Oct-06 07:17 0.401361 AU
60042717 km
4.63 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
23.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51388
Condition
1
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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