SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 LB7

Kleyna

Kleyna follows a distinctly cometary orbit: an eccentricity of 0.929 carries it from 2.483 AU at perihelion out to 67.757 AU at aphelion.

comet Observations: 16
Orbital Period · P
208 yr
v(q)
26.3 km/s
v(Q)
1 km/s
TJ
-1.7
Eccentricity · e
0.9293

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 2.483 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 67.757 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 65.274 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 35.12 AU gives an orbital period of 208 yr, or about 76,019 days.

The high eccentricity (0.929) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 164.2° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 26.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 1 km/s at aphelion.

Its Tisserand parameter with respect to Jupiter is T_J = -1.7, a standard discriminator between asteroidal and cometary dynamics.

Size and surface

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

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 16 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.1335 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
35.12 AU
Eccentricity
0.9293
Perihelion
2.483 AU
Aphelion
67.757016 AU
Inclination
164.23°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2458653.5
Mean Anomaly
0.4°

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
0.13352
Condition
7
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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