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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 LF

2026 LF

2026 LF belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.214 AU it takes 1.34 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 49
Orbital Period · P
1.34 yr
v(q)
36.6 km/s
v(Q)
20 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.2
Eccentricity · e
0.2937

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.857 AU) and its farthest (1.571 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.714 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.34 yr (489 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.214 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.294 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.05° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20 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 = 25.15 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 49 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5823 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
1.214 AU
Eccentricity
0.2937
Perihelion
0.857 AU
Aphelion
1.570552 AU
Inclination
9.05°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
46.29°

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
2030-Jun-09 15:53 0.066436 AU
9938615 km
11.65 km/s
2034-Jun-15 09:21 0.143661 AU
21491355 km
14.41 km/s
2077-Jan-02 02:34 0.093997 AU
14061720 km
12.81 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
25.15

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.58233
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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