2016 LP10

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

Overview

2016 LP10 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2016 LP10 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 LP10 orbits the sun every 1,100 days (3.01 years), coming as close as 0.79 AU and reaching as far as 3.38 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2016 LP10 is probably between 0.004 to 0.008 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2016 LP10's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is very close to Earth's orbit.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

NASA Sentry has assessed impact risk for 36 very close approach scenarios. Here are the top scenarios ordered by probability of impact:

Date Probability of Impact (%) Impact Energy (Mt)
June 10, 2054 0.00248 0.004457
June 11, 2089 0.00174 0.004464
June 11, 2082 0.00142 0.004503
June 11, 2075 0.00138 0.004481
June 10, 2061 0.00116 0.004466
June 11, 2096 0.00036 0.004475
June 12, 2110 0.00022 0.004514
June 12, 2110 0.00020 0.004528
June 11, 2075 0.00012 0.004493
June 12, 2113 0.00010 0.004486
June 12, 2110 0.00009 0.004512
June 11, 2096 0.00006 0.004469
June 13, 2103 0.00005 0.004465
June 11, 2082 0.00004 0.004487
June 12, 2109 0.00003 0.004421
June 10, 2061 0.00003 0.004459
June 11, 2078 0.00002 0.004425
June 12, 2106 0.00002 0.004497
June 11, 2113 0.00002 0.004519
June 12, 2117 0.00002 0.004504
June 13, 2103 0.00001 0.004473
June 9, 2057 0.00001 0.004436
June 10, 2033 0.00001 0.004349
June 12, 2117 0.00001 0.004518
June 11, 2113 0.00001 0.004517
June 13, 2102 0.00001 0.004421
June 10, 2061 0.00001 0.004538
June 12, 2106 0.00000 0.004496
June 11, 2092 0.00000 0.00442
June 13, 2119 0.00000 0.004427
June 11, 2099 0.00000 0.004497
June 11, 2097 0.00000 0.004585
June 12, 2114 0.00000 0.004467
June 13, 2114 0.00000 0.004452
June 11, 2094 0.00000 0.004442
June 14, 2115 0.00000 0.004521

Images and Observations

2016 LP10's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 8, 2016. It was last officially observed on June 9, 2016. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 13 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: 2457548.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.083 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.6222
  • Inclination: 0.67°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 79.3°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 245.32°
  • Mean Anomaly: 345.43°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.005 km
  • Magnitude: 29.3

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 1,100 days (3.01 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 20.60 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 3.38 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.79 AU

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