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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 LB1

2024 LB1

2024 LB1 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.965 AU and a period of 0.95 yr.

Aten Observations: 28
Orbital Period · P
0.95 yr
v(q)
52.6 km/s
v(Q)
17.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
6.07
Eccentricity · e
0.5013

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.481 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.448 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.967 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 0.965 AU gives an orbital period of 0.95 yr, or about 346 days.

The high eccentricity (0.501) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 25.53° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 52.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.5 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 = 23.59 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 28 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5452 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
0.9646 AU
Eccentricity
0.5013
Perihelion
0.481 AU
Aphelion
1.448154 AU
Inclination
25.53°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
125.21°

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
2027-Dec-20 17:59 0.470628 AU
70404967 km
25.82 km/s
2028-Nov-19 15:58 0.415258 AU
62121736 km
22.37 km/s
2029-Oct-16 12:49 0.399803 AU
59809606 km
19.52 km/s
2030-Sep-17 21:14 0.465695 AU
69666936 km
24.16 km/s
2041-Jun-08 10:42 0.177193 AU
26507758 km
25.15 km/s
2042-Jun-01 12:35 0.105087 AU
15720814 km
17.74 km/s
2043-Jun-09 12:39 0.219966 AU
32906496 km
14.74 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
23.59

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54515
Condition
7
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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