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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 LS5

2024 LS5

2024 LS5 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.704 AU and a period of 0.59 yr.

Aten Observations: 35
Orbital Period · P
0.59 yr
v(q)
58.9 km/s
v(Q)
21.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
7.93
Eccentricity · e
0.4678

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.375 AU) and its farthest (1.034 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.659 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.59 yr (216 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.704 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.468) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 33.32° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 58.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.4 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 = 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 35 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4749 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
0.7042 AU
Eccentricity
0.4678
Perihelion
0.375 AU
Aphelion
1.033625 AU
Inclination
33.32°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
295.38°

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-Jun-19 05:16 0.200974 AU
30065346 km
17.76 km/s
2030-Jun-19 06:34 0.396865 AU
59370163 km
22.70 km/s
2031-Jun-17 06:27 0.396310 AU
59287117 km
25.10 km/s
2034-Jun-12 13:35 0.165246 AU
24720513 km
19.15 km/s
2037-Jun-14 04:21 0.012768 AU
1910116 km
16.46 km/s
2040-Jun-18 18:26 0.190177 AU
28450011 km
18.00 km/s
2043-Jun-19 06:06 0.397522 AU
59468469 km
23.35 km/s
2044-Jun-15 18:58 0.348518 AU
52137565 km
24.28 km/s
2047-Jun-12 17:17 0.118121 AU
17670623 km
18.45 km/s
2050-Jun-15 10:54 0.025727 AU
3848748 km
16.41 km/s
2053-Jun-19 15:05 0.229310 AU
34304319 km
18.85 km/s
2056-Jun-17 16:02 0.443978 AU
66418182 km
24.85 km/s
2057-Jun-14 17:59 0.297481 AU
44502565 km
22.80 km/s
2060-Jun-12 03:26 0.071395 AU
10680511 km
17.58 km/s
2063-Jun-17 01:17 0.077091 AU
11532617 km
16.59 km/s
2066-Jun-20 04:26 0.286962 AU
42928883 km
20.05 km/s
2070-Jun-13 20:09 0.252477 AU
37770064 km
21.28 km/s
2073-Jun-12 23:31 0.033103 AU
4952182 km
16.93 km/s
2076-Jun-17 12:54 0.136096 AU
20359656 km
16.99 km/s
2079-Jun-20 07:46 0.348234 AU
52095053 km
21.26 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
0.47492
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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