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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 LG2

2023 LG2

2023 LG2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.969 AU and a period of 0.95 yr.

Aten Observations: 70
Orbital Period · P
0.95 yr
v(q)
32.7 km/s
v(Q)
28 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.23
Eccentricity · e
0.0777

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.894 AU) and its farthest (1.045 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.151 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.95 yr (349 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.969 AU.

With e = 0.078, the orbit is close to circular.

Its inclination of 3.81° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 28 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 = 25.74 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 70 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3856 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 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
0.9693 AU
Eccentricity
0.0777
Perihelion
0.894 AU
Aphelion
1.044615 AU
Inclination
3.81°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
255.69°

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
2042-Mar-24 16:30 0.408118 AU
61053651 km
14.07 km/s
2043-Mar-08 02:23 0.135530 AU
20274952 km
5.63 km/s
2043-Dec-04 16:11 0.092272 AU
13803621 km
3.11 km/s
2044-Jul-02 15:46 0.025986 AU
3887377 km
3.10 km/s
2045-Jun-29 06:09 0.333203 AU
49846436 km
11.81 km/s
2061-Mar-25 08:15 0.293016 AU
43834565 km
12.03 km/s
2063-Jul-06 07:59 0.099212 AU
14841944 km
6.57 km/s
2064-Jun-25 03:55 0.397112 AU
59407176 km
15.32 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
25.74

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.38556
Condition
5
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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