Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.934

Aphelion (Q)

1.742

Eccentricity (e)

0.302

Inclination (i)

7.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

565.3

Earth MOID

0.00205

U parameter

8.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-02-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19708

29482204

Maximum Brightness

26.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.3

mag

Diameter

9 - 21*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-06-03

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.338007

1-sigma variation

0.001494

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.302176

1-sigma variation

0.000887

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.9822

1-sigma variation

0.0167

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

246.4123

1-sigma variation

0.0012

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

312.5596

1-sigma variation

0.0104

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

115.74571

1-sigma variation

2.03163

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.933694

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.742321

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.003605

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.541010

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002051

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

565.3094

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.23313E-6	1.32521E-6	2.49217E-5	-1.75858E-6	1.54127E-5	-3.03599E-3
e	1.32521E-6	7.86432E-7	1.47903E-5	-1.04251E-6	9.14071E-6	-1.80165E-3
i	2.49217E-5	1.47903E-5	2.78198E-4	-1.95483E-5	1.71618E-4	-3.38816E-2
Ω	-1.75858E-6	-1.04251E-6	-1.95483E-5	1.47144E-6	-1.25603E-5	2.39096E-3
ω	1.54127E-5	9.14071E-6	1.71618E-4	-1.25603E-5	1.08560E-4	-2.09546E-2
M	-3.03599E-3	-1.80165E-3	-3.38816E-2	2.39096E-3	-2.09546E-2	4.12750E0

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

Unit

Source

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

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

27.285

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

9 - 21*

Unit

Source

[2]

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]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1767

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.709424

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-06-03.338766

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-06-07.256662

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

20 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

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Close Approaches for 2021LB1 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1978-05-28 23:27	> 1 mo	0.0016882	0.0012400	0.2314461
EARTH	1998-03-16 14:29	> 1 mo	0.1213680	0.1213307	0.0025259
EARTH	2018-02-09 06:07	> 1 d	0.1954477	0.1330346	0.0257914
EARTH	2021-05-30 12:18	< 1 min	0.0124153	0.0123189	0.0000321
EARTH	2035-02-10 13:14	> 1 w	0.1970764	0.1226141	0.1157899
EARTH	2038-06-13 02:11	> 1 w	0.1513616	0.0115681	0.1674738
EARTH	2052-03-01 12:42	> 1 mo	0.1201832	0.1199904	0.0101043
EARTH	2069-04-16 16:48	> 1 mo	0.1061581	0.0797304	0.1081752
EARTH	2086-05-20 21:15	> 1 mo	0.0401994	0.0066420	0.2430460
EARTH	2103-05-07 19:48	> 1 mo	0.0787556	0.0288972	0.6538200
EARTH	2120-03-18 10:08	> 1 mo	0.1198850	0.1197434	0.0385890
MARS	2124-06-16 06:33	> 1 d	0.0316802	0.0216162	0.7658537

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
36.60658205	145.73001136	0.00301624	MINIMUM
334.14787719	62.00608524	0.12010805	MINIMUM
341.55250207	71.78175329	0.12035858	SADDLE
179.96463735	278.41534466	0.75328153	SADDLE
2.59327162	280.37481289	1.92986610	SADDLE
182.26389440	100.10003087	2.74311795	MAXIMUM

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