2016 LV10

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
  • Will pass within 9,469,962 km of Earth in 2025
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2016 LV10 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2016 LV10 as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.

2016 LV10 orbits the sun every 234 days (0.64 years), coming as close as 0.36 AU and reaching as far as 1.13 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2016 LV10 is probably between 0.065 to 0.146 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2016 LV10's orbit is 0.02 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

2016 LV10 has 21 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
June 10, 2025 9,469,962 18.264
June 5, 2032 27,512,841 14.352
June 10, 2041 9,695,017 15.694
June 10, 2050 10,122,357 18.384
June 5, 2057 27,185,746 14.363
June 11, 2066 9,525,664 15.716
June 11, 2075 9,756,792 18.321
June 6, 2082 27,003,994 14.363
June 11, 2091 9,468,443 15.727
June 11, 2100 9,965,342 18.348
June 7, 2107 27,428,704 14.350
June 11, 2116 9,826,325 15.678
June 12, 2125 9,364,913 18.232
June 6, 2132 27,492,451 14.361
June 12, 2141 9,972,881 15.647
June 12, 2150 8,865,178 18.154
June 6, 2157 27,504,323 14.372
June 12, 2166 9,854,961 15.655
June 12, 2175 9,925,769 18.338
June 7, 2182 27,063,656 14.381
June 13, 2191 9,208,242 15.736

Images and Observations

2016 LV10's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 8, 2016. It was last officially observed on June 13, 2016. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 55 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 0.7436 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5142
  • Inclination: 26.21°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 81.91°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 329.97°
  • Mean Anomaly: 356.5°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.084 km
  • Magnitude: 23.05

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 234 days (0.64 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 34.57 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.13 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.36 AU

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Size Rendering

The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2016 LV10 to create an approximate landscape rendering with New York City in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.