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467336 2002LT38 help

Last update: 2026-08-24 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.580

Aphelion (Q)

1.110

Eccentricity (e)

0.314

Inclination (i)

6.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

283.9

Earth MOID

0.03444

U parameter

0.0

A₂

30.3

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

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.845286

1-sigma variation

1.706E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.313654

1-sigma variation

3.304E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.1762

1-sigma variation

4.454E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

259.2618

1-sigma variation

9.378E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

162.8001

1-sigma variation

1.232E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

161.75620

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.580159

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.110413

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.072875

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.398585

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.034440

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

283.8597

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

A₂

Value

30.31079

1-sigma variation

3.57884

Unit

10^-15au/days²

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M	A₂
a	2.90889E-18	3.65750E-18	-2.65286E-16	3.88982E-16	-1.76405E-15	-3.75766E-15	5.81682E-9
e	3.65750E-18	1.09188E-15	7.77907E-14	1.27184E-13	-3.16600E-13	3.86567E-13	1.26047E-8
i	-2.65286E-16	7.77907E-14	1.98358E-11	3.85047E-11	-4.91325E-11	2.54680E-11	7.58481E-7
Ω	3.88982E-16	1.27184E-13	3.85047E-11	8.79531E-11	-1.02853E-10	3.49830E-11	2.16632E-6
ω	-1.76405E-15	-3.16600E-13	-4.91325E-11	-1.02853E-10	1.51703E-10	-1.02003E-10	-5.68865E-6
M	-3.75766E-15	3.86567E-13	2.54680E-11	3.49830E-11	-1.02003E-10	1.47810E-10	-5.39094E-6
A₂	5.81682E-9	1.26047E-8	7.58481E-7	2.16632E-6	-5.68865E-6	-5.39094E-6	1.28081E1

Date of computation: 2026-08-24 13:15 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

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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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

20.474

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

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

1151

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.510987

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

884 (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 2126

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	< 1 min	0.0493382	0.0493309	0.0000024
EARTH	1957-06-27 04:14	< 1 min	0.0336006	0.0335997	0.0000003
EARTH	1964-06-29 06:28	< 1 min	0.0434294	0.0434258	0.0000012
EARTH	1971-07-01 00:36	< 1 s	0.0996357	0.0996302	0.0000018
EARTH	1974-04-13 12:56	< 1 min	0.1672382	0.1672336	0.0000015
EARTH	1978-06-29 13:32	< 1 min	0.1753664	0.1753621	0.0000014
EARTH	1981-04-13 01:00	< 1 min	0.1090378	0.1090358	0.0000007
EARTH	1988-04-17 07:18	< 1 min	0.0893107	0.0893105	0.0000001
EARTH	1995-05-01 00:43	< 1 min	0.0992603	0.0992600	0.0000001
EARTH	2002-05-17 18:10	< 1 min	0.1060055	0.1060054	0.0000000
EARTH	2009-06-02 06:40	< 1 min	0.0957710	0.0957709	0.0000000
EARTH	2016-06-16 03:15	< 1 s	0.0696796	0.0696796	0.0000000
EARTH	2023-06-24 18:27	< 1 s	0.0445050	0.0445050	0.0000000
EARTH	2030-06-27 23:11	< 1 s	0.0344652	0.0344652	0.0000000
EARTH	2037-06-29 19:51	< 1 min	0.0483303	0.0483293	0.0000003
EARTH	2044-06-30 06:29	< 1 s	0.1087844	0.1087818	0.0000009
EARTH	2047-04-13 14:19	< 1 min	0.1557829	0.1557803	0.0000009
EARTH	2051-06-29 14:46	< 1 min	0.1848445	0.1848409	0.0000012
EARTH	2054-04-13 13:44	< 1 min	0.1023248	0.1023229	0.0000006
EARTH	2061-04-19 05:12	< 1 min	0.0880440	0.0880436	0.0000002
EARTH	2068-05-02 01:34	< 1 min	0.0994688	0.0994677	0.0000004
EARTH	2075-05-19 00:17	1.2	0.1051635	0.1051632	0.0000001
EARTH	2082-06-03 10:10	1.4	0.0946256	0.0946226	0.0000010
EARTH	2089-06-16 23:40	1.2	0.0683732	0.0683671	0.0000020
EARTH	2096-06-25 04:43	< 1 min	0.0411955	0.0411909	0.0000015
EARTH	2103-06-30 05:42	< 1 min	0.0377922	0.0377876	0.0000015
EARTH	2110-07-01 20:10	< 1 min	0.0804211	0.0803928	0.0000094
EARTH	2113-04-14 18:57	< 1 min	0.1845901	0.1845582	0.0000106
EARTH	2117-07-01 00:19	< 1 min	0.1504997	0.1504633	0.0000121
EARTH	2120-04-13 15:59	< 1 min	0.1211273	0.1211010	0.0000088

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
225.90172060	171.46340922	0.03443970	MINIMUM
132.38005807	101.51876146	0.08914025	MINIMUM
170.04770271	129.91398749	0.10652817	SADDLE
354.42469681	311.30247718	0.40926593	SADDLE
355.88708977	133.30407474	1.59192397	SADDLE
178.50596962	316.09046376	2.09806633	MAXIMUM

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