10779 (1991 LW) is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1991 LW as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1991 LW orbits the sun every 1,500 days (4.11 years), coming as close as 2.10 AU and reaching as far as 3.04 AU from the sun. 1991 LW is about 12.2 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
The rotation of 1991 LW has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 18.30 hours.
1991 LW's orbit is 1.13 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
1991 LW's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 1, 1954. It was last officially observed on April 23, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,278 observations used to determine its orbit.
Scientists have been able to determine this object's shape:
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