450293 (2004 LV3)

Small Apollo-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Will pass within 26,835,958 km of Earth in 2034
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

450293 (2004 LV3) is a small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2004 LV3 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2004 LV3 orbits the sun every 499 days (1.37 years), coming as close as 0.89 AU and reaching as far as 1.57 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2004 LV3 is probably between 0.453 to 1.014 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than ~97% of asteroids but small compared to large asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Close Approaches

2004 LV3's orbit is 0.01 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.

2004 LV3 has 9 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Dec. 18, 2034 26,835,958 18.920
Dec. 25, 2049 1,736,037 20.065
Dec. 28, 2064 12,878,120 21.089
Dec. 21, 2105 21,063,278 19.064
Dec. 25, 2120 4,620,102 19.822
Dec. 26, 2135 2,242,246 19.996
Dec. 22, 2150 18,595,995 19.154
Dec. 31, 2184 20,207,679 21.776
Dec. 27, 2199 2,903,732 20.260

Images and Observations

2004 LV3's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 12, 2004. It was last officially observed on May 3, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 442 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: 1.231 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2757
  • Inclination: 35.34°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 273.47°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 121.34°
  • Mean Anomaly: 308.93°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.585 km
  • Magnitude: 18.84

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 499 days (1.37 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 26.84 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.57 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.89 AU

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