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NASA JPL SBDB · 2018 LL5

2018 LL5

2018 LL5 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.957 AU it takes 2.74 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 35
Orbital Period · P
2.74 yr
v(q)
40.3 km/s
v(Q)
11.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.09 km
TJ
3.67
Eccentricity · e
0.5633

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.854 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.059 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.205 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.957 AU gives an orbital period of 2.74 yr, or about 1000 days.

The high eccentricity (0.563) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 2.82° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11.3 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 = 22.9 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.09 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 35 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.365 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 4 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
1.957 AU
Eccentricity
0.5633
Perihelion
0.854 AU
Aphelion
3.059378 AU
Inclination
2.82°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
303.75°

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
2029-Jun-26 06:37 0.186356 AU
27878417 km
18.25 km/s
2040-Jun-09 14:38 0.471214 AU
70492642 km
26.90 km/s
2048-Nov-16 21:06 0.235722 AU
35263538 km
20.31 km/s
2059-Oct-21 18:32 0.051241 AU
7665585 km
11.25 km/s
2070-Aug-10 19:44 0.131566 AU
19681985 km
10.44 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
22.9

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36503
Condition
4
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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