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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 LM

2026 LM

2026 LM is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.877 AU and a period of 0.82 yr.

Aten Observations: 52
Orbital Period · P
0.82 yr
v(q)
39.9 km/s
v(Q)
25.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
6.72
Eccentricity · e
0.2239

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.681 AU) and its farthest (1.073 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.392 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.82 yr (300 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.877 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.224 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.36° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.3 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 = 24.08 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 52 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4321 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
0.8769 AU
Eccentricity
0.2239
Perihelion
0.681 AU
Aphelion
1.073238 AU
Inclination
9.36°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
200.78°

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
2035-Apr-23 06:56 0.131128 AU
19616474 km
7.30 km/s
2040-Jun-26 00:08 0.098090 AU
14674091 km
9.22 km/s
2049-Jun-10 06:19 0.045780 AU
6848520 km
6.08 km/s
2067-Apr-19 04:02 0.144382 AU
21599286 km
9.12 km/s
2072-Jun-25 10:34 0.082361 AU
12320962 km
8.96 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
24.08

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43213
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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