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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 LO3

2024 LO3

2024 LO3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.34 AU it takes 1.55 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 37
Orbital Period · P
1.55 yr
v(q)
35.9 km/s
v(Q)
18.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
4.84
Eccentricity · e
0.3201

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.911 AU) and its farthest (1.769 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.858 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.55 yr (567 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.34 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.32 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 2.43° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.5 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 = 26.03 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 37 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4992 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
1.34 AU
Eccentricity
0.3201
Perihelion
0.911 AU
Aphelion
1.768934 AU
Inclination
2.43°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
67.09°

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-Oct-28 17:44 0.231820 AU
34679798 km
15.30 km/s
2038-Jun-05 00:08 0.106437 AU
15922691 km
14.08 km/s
2052-May-29 06:19 0.196468 AU
29391184 km
17.62 km/s
2066-May-23 01:33 0.348985 AU
52207398 km
21.53 km/s
2072-Nov-07 11:47 0.370017 AU
55353758 km
21.58 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
26.03

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.49924
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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