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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 LU4

2024 LU4

2024 LU4 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.912 AU and a period of 0.87 yr.

Aten Observations: 14
Orbital Period · P
0.87 yr
v(q)
39.9 km/s
v(Q)
24.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.45
Eccentricity · e
0.2422

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.691 AU) and its farthest (1.133 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.442 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.87 yr (318 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.912 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.242 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 24.21° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.4 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 = 25.4 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 14 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.1955 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
0.9119 AU
Eccentricity
0.2422
Perihelion
0.691 AU
Aphelion
1.132762 AU
Inclination
24.21°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
222.2°

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
2031-Jun-12 12:17 0.156818 AU
23459677 km
12.07 km/s
2031-Nov-29 05:22 0.245356 AU
36704701 km
16.23 km/s
2037-Jun-15 07:57 0.280417 AU
41949765 km
20.27 km/s
2038-Jun-25 15:58 0.300117 AU
44896852 km
12.77 km/s
2038-Nov-07 21:26 0.278029 AU
41592499 km
16.67 km/s
2044-Jun-09 20:20 0.074311 AU
11116756 km
15.91 km/s
2051-Jun-08 13:30 0.028419 AU
4251391 km
13.23 km/s
2051-Dec-23 20:46 0.275922 AU
41277350 km
16.30 km/s
2058-Jun-09 16:46 0.084995 AU
12715013 km
12.15 km/s
2058-Dec-08 06:07 0.250636 AU
37494650 km
16.23 km/s
2064-Jun-19 10:57 0.454547 AU
67999267 km
23.57 km/s
2065-Jun-14 23:38 0.224380 AU
33566737 km
12.18 km/s
2065-Nov-23 01:29 0.247157 AU
36974184 km
16.27 km/s
2071-Jun-15 17:35 0.349905 AU
52345023 km
20.19 km/s
2072-Feb-10 13:13 0.425033 AU
63584039 km
13.43 km/s
2072-Jun-24 18:23 0.339548 AU
50795655 km
12.73 km/s
2072-Nov-08 10:27 0.283730 AU
42445354 km
16.64 km/s
2078-Jun-11 14:54 0.195694 AU
29275366 km
17.08 km/s
2079-Jan-20 10:24 0.370744 AU
55462466 km
15.65 km/s
2079-Jul-12 21:48 0.415841 AU
62208856 km
13.00 km/s
2079-Oct-25 23:10 0.335218 AU
50147891 km
17.50 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
25.4

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.19549
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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