66407 (1999 LQ28)

Small Amor-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Amor-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Will pass within 27,393,904 km of Earth in 2028
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

66407 (1999 LQ28) is a small asteroid whose orbit approaches the orbit of Earth but does not cross it. NASA JPL has classified 1999 LQ28 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.

1999 LQ28 orbits the sun every 479 days (1.31 years), coming as close as 1.05 AU and reaching as far as 1.34 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 1999 LQ28 is probably between 0.417 to 0.933 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

1999 LQ28's orbit is 0.09 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.

1999 LQ28 has 9 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Dec. 25, 2028 27,393,904 11.486
Dec. 24, 2045 29,760,549 13.147
Dec. 24, 2066 23,363,572 12.541
Dec. 24, 2087 19,485,326 12.186
Dec. 25, 2108 18,118,982 12.058
Dec. 25, 2129 19,148,991 12.152
Dec. 25, 2150 22,858,210 12.495
Dec. 26, 2171 28,894,235 13.062
Dec. 26, 2196 25,665,870 11.463

Images and Observations

1999 LQ28's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 27, 1982. It was last officially observed on April 17, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 347 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: 1.198 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1201
  • Inclination: 21.77°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 94.99°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 320.51°
  • Mean Anomaly: 27.18°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.539 km
  • Magnitude: 19.02

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 479 days (1.31 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 27.21 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.34 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 1.05 AU

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Size Rendering

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