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467336 2002LT38 help

Last update: 2025-02-27 14:33 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.580

Aphelion (Q)

1.110

Eccentricity (e)

0.314

Inclination (i)

6.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

283.8

Earth MOID

0.03454

U parameter

0.0

A₂

30.6

10^-15au/days²

Next Earth close approach

Date

2030-06-27

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03447

5155926

Maximum Brightness

15.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.5

mag

Diameter

210 - 500*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

21.80

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2002-06-12

Observatory

Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.845235

1-sigma variation

1.531E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.313707

1-sigma variation

3.324E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.1762

1-sigma variation

4.458E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

259.2670

1-sigma variation

9.380E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

162.7866

1-sigma variation

1.234E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

14.42941

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.580079

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.110391

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.073037

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.398508

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.034538

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

283.8341

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

A₂

Value

30.55277

1-sigma variation

3.57945

Unit

10^-15au/days²

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M	A₂
a	2.34404E-18	2.22336E-18	-3.49952E-16	2.32931E-16	-1.30098E-15	-1.52295E-15	5.14820E-9
e	2.22336E-18	1.10514E-15	7.82387E-14	1.27528E-13	-3.19409E-13	3.93805E-13	1.27313E-8
i	-3.49952E-16	7.82387E-14	1.98734E-11	3.85065E-11	-4.92152E-11	2.53566E-11	7.58524E-7
Ω	2.32931E-16	1.27528E-13	3.85065E-11	8.79848E-11	-1.02944E-10	3.53547E-11	2.16906E-6
ω	-1.30098E-15	-3.19409E-13	-4.92152E-11	-1.02944E-10	1.52320E-10	-1.04317E-10	-5.75035E-6
M	-1.52295E-15	3.93805E-13	2.53566E-11	3.53547E-11	-1.04317E-10	1.44716E-10	-3.66338E-7
A₂	5.14820E-9	1.27313E-8	7.58524E-7	2.16906E-6	-5.75035E-6	-3.66338E-7	1.28125E1

Date of computation: 2025-02-19 13:28 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

21.80

Unit

Source

[1]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Amplitude

Value

1.16

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

20.511

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[3]

Diameter

Value

210 - 500*

Unit

Source

[3]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Warner, B.D. (2017) MPB 44, 22-36. (NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS AT CS3-PALMER DIVIDE STATION: 2016 JULY-SEPTEMBER) (46 NEAs)
[2]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[3]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

7698

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

600

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.510141

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2002-06-10.24962

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-07-08.32112

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

881 (3)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-06-19

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2023-06-25

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

1 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

3 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

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Close Approaches for 467336 2002LT38 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1950-06-22 22:02	50.0	0.0493383	0.0489652	0.0001249
EARTH	1957-06-27 04:14	12.6	0.0336007	0.0335533	0.0000161
EARTH	1964-06-29 06:28	5.9	0.0434293	0.0432410	0.0000630
EARTH	1971-07-01 00:36	< 1 min	0.0996356	0.0993441	0.0000972
EARTH	1974-04-13 12:56	2.3	0.1672383	0.1669935	0.0000816
EARTH	1978-06-29 13:32	2.2	0.1753663	0.1751357	0.0000769
EARTH	1981-04-13 01:00	1.6	0.1090379	0.1089279	0.0000367
EARTH	1988-04-17 07:18	6.5	0.0893107	0.0893094	0.0000004
EARTH	1995-05-01 00:43	8.8	0.0992603	0.0992463	0.0000047
EARTH	2002-05-17 18:10	5.7	0.1060055	0.1060052	0.0000001
EARTH	2009-06-02 06:40	2.0	0.0957710	0.0957674	0.0000012
EARTH	2016-06-16 03:15	< 1 min	0.0696796	0.0696791	0.0000002
EARTH	2023-06-24 18:27	< 1 min	0.0445050	0.0445038	0.0000004
EARTH	2030-06-27 23:11	< 1 min	0.0344652	0.0344648	0.0000002
EARTH	2037-06-29 19:51	1.1	0.0483303	0.0482840	0.0000155
EARTH	2044-06-30 06:29	< 1 min	0.1087843	0.1086643	0.0000400
EARTH	2047-04-13 14:19	< 1 min	0.1557829	0.1556618	0.0000404
EARTH	2051-06-29 14:46	1.8	0.1848444	0.1846760	0.0000562
EARTH	2054-04-13 13:44	2.2	0.1023248	0.1022370	0.0000293
EARTH	2061-04-19 05:12	13.9	0.0880440	0.0880249	0.0000064
EARTH	2068-05-02 01:34	35.9	0.0994688	0.0994178	0.0000170
EARTH	2075-05-19 00:17	55.6	0.1051635	0.1051507	0.0000043
EARTH	2082-06-03 10:10	68.7	0.0946257	0.0944800	0.0000486
EARTH	2089-06-16 23:40	58.6	0.0683733	0.0680802	0.0000978
EARTH	2096-06-25 04:43	31.3	0.0411956	0.0409718	0.0000753
EARTH	2103-06-30 05:42	21.9	0.0377921	0.0375764	0.0000739
EARTH	2110-07-01 20:10	4.5	0.0804205	0.0790349	0.0004630
EARTH	2113-04-14 18:57	15.6	0.1845907	0.1830273	0.0005218
EARTH	2117-07-01 00:19	14.8	0.1504989	0.1487130	0.0005956
EARTH	2120-04-13 15:59	2.9	0.1211278	0.1198457	0.0004299

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
225.91816435	174.03981278	0.03439770	MINIMUM
132.49639695	104.12820738	0.08908388	MINIMUM
170.06121818	132.46182891	0.10629529	SADDLE
354.51146207	313.92004395	0.40805461	SADDLE
355.97610520	135.92337854	1.59211474	SADDLE
178.55736761	318.67039322	2.09679986	MAXIMUM

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