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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 LG

2026 LG

2026 LG is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.821 AU and a period of 0.74 yr.

Aten Observations: 34
Orbital Period · P
0.74 yr
v(q)
42.4 km/s
v(Q)
25.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
7.1
Eccentricity · e
0.2497

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.616 AU) and its farthest (1.027 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.411 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.74 yr (272 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.821 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.25 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.33° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.5 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 = 26.26 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 34 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5727 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
0.8214 AU
Eccentricity
0.2497
Perihelion
0.616 AU
Aphelion
1.026504 AU
Inclination
6.33°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
208.45°

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
2029-Jun-13 13:08 0.087203 AU
13045368 km
7.80 km/s
2055-Apr-25 14:15 0.077413 AU
11580883 km
7.52 km/s
2061-Jun-06 20:55 0.007664 AU
1146588 km
5.59 km/s
2064-Jun-13 14:25 0.101049 AU
15116672 km
10.04 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
26.26

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.57271
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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