2021 LV is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2021 LV 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.
2021 LV orbits the sun every 549 days (1.50 years), coming as close as 0.75 AU and reaching as far as 1.88 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2021 LV is probably between 0.007 to 0.015 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
2021 LV's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.
2021 LV has 12 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2021 | 280,642 | 14.888 |
| May 29, 2024 | 4,608,666 | 15.547 |
| June 2, 2027 | 13,668,888 | 17.063 |
| June 5, 2030 | 24,292,925 | 18.900 |
| Dec. 4, 2094 | 29,775,499 | 19.615 |
| Dec. 7, 2097 | 19,474,838 | 17.500 |
| Dec. 10, 2100 | 12,477,449 | 15.600 |
| Dec. 13, 2103 | 12,432,051 | 14.028 |
| Dec. 15, 2106 | 18,656,967 | 12.496 |
| Dec. 17, 2109 | 27,570,872 | 11.058 |
| May 25, 2140 | 8,526,405 | 13.499 |
| May 28, 2143 | 1,272,610 | 14.633 |
2021 LV's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 1, 2021. It was last officially observed on June 9, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 21 observations used to determine its orbit.
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