Asteroids

89958 2002LY45 help

Last update: 2026-03-18 10:55 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.187

Aphelion (Q)

3.097

Eccentricity (e)

0.886

Inclination (i)

9.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

768.3

Earth MOID

0.00039

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-03-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06884

10298147

Maximum Brightness

13.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

17.2

mag

Diameter

1000 - 2200*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2002-06-14

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

1.641687

1-sigma variation

2.556E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.886357

1-sigma variation

1.656E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.9014

1-sigma variation

4.152E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

188.1297

1-sigma variation

2.879E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

222.9668

1-sigma variation

2.830E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

107.19873

1-sigma variation

2.987E-6

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.186566

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.096809

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.003853

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.788263

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000386

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

768.3057

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.53201E-18	-1.46354E-17	-5.03890E-16	1.34749E-15	-3.29711E-15	-6.30895E-15
e	-1.46354E-17	2.74174E-16	9.29537E-15	3.71572E-14	-7.38167E-15	2.38399E-14
i	-5.03890E-16	9.29537E-15	1.72375E-11	7.07697E-11	-6.82032E-11	-2.15451E-12
Ω	1.34749E-15	3.71572E-14	7.07697E-11	8.28584E-10	-8.10475E-10	-9.08633E-12
ω	-3.29711E-15	-7.38167E-15	-6.82032E-11	-8.10475E-10	8.00676E-10	1.04094E-11
M	-6.30895E-15	2.38399E-14	-2.15451E-12	-9.08633E-12	1.04094E-11	8.92491E-12

Date of computation: 2026-03-18 10:55 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

[1]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

17.173

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

1000 - 2200*

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.) DeMeo, F.E. et al. (2014) Icarus 227, 112-122. (Mars encounters cause fresh surfaces on some near-Earth asteroids) (contains taxonomic classification of 249 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

9405

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.486789

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2000-06-14.35975

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-15.455366

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

1115 (8)

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

[-]

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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

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Close Approaches for 89958 2002LY45 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	1960-06-27 02:11	< 1 min	0.1853114	0.1853109	0.0000002
EARTH	1971-03-25 04:47	< 1 min	0.0944934	0.0944919	0.0000005
EARTH	1992-04-01 11:30	< 1 min	0.0985579	0.0985569	0.0000003
EARTH	2021-06-28 19:54	< 1 s	0.1895992	0.1895990	0.0000001
EARTH	2032-03-25 18:35	< 1 s	0.0688389	0.0688382	0.0000002
EARTH	2053-04-02 11:15	< 1 min	0.1032020	0.1032009	0.0000004
EARTH	2082-06-29 09:00	< 1 min	0.1850158	0.1850153	0.0000002
EARTH	2093-03-26 03:58	< 1 min	0.0783427	0.0783416	0.0000004
EARTH	2114-04-03 20:31	< 1 min	0.0947513	0.0947506	0.0000002

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
63.74930773	82.66521856	0.00038623	MINIMUM
296.04261236	169.37145970	0.17430660	MINIMUM
358.31481558	303.66219648	0.80534017	SADDLE
358.09510437	122.88659555	1.19518588	SADDLE
180.08461565	126.03405012	2.09718442	SADDLE
179.76369977	305.96006414	4.08190808	MAXIMUM

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