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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 LC1

2024 LC1

2024 LC1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.86 AU it takes 2.54 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 54
Orbital Period · P
2.54 yr
v(q)
44.5 km/s
v(Q)
10.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.31 km
TJ
3.74
Eccentricity · e
0.6125

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.721 AU) and its farthest (2.999 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.278 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.54 yr (927 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.86 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.613) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.68° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.7 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 = 20.32 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.31 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 54 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3288 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
1.86 AU
Eccentricity
0.6125
Perihelion
0.721 AU
Aphelion
2.99925 AU
Inclination
5.68°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
261.71°

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
2039-Dec-10 08:17 0.155500 AU
23262430 km
21.47 km/s
2062-Jul-20 21:06 0.182849 AU
27353857 km
12.30 km/s
2072-Dec-06 11:08 0.095872 AU
14342291 km
19.71 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
20.32

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.3288
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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