90367 (2003 LC5)

Mid-sized Apollo-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to Mount Everest (1.75 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 28,052,937 km of Earth in 2020
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

90367 (2003 LC5) is a mid-sized asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2003 LC5 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.

2003 LC5 orbits the sun every 454 days (1.24 years), coming as close as 0.66 AU and reaching as far as 1.65 AU from the sun. 2003 LC5 is about 1.7 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to Mount Everest.

The rotation of 2003 LC5 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 39.00 hours.

Close Approaches

2003 LC5's orbit is 0.15 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.

2003 LC5 has 12 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Jan. 13, 2020 28,052,937 14.600
July 14, 2049 23,668,421 15.599
Jan. 25, 2056 28,982,732 16.472
July 15, 2085 29,432,525 12.110
July 14, 2090 24,307,824 15.881
Jan. 23, 2097 28,473,511 16.121
July 17, 2131 23,918,860 13.834
July 13, 2136 29,797,040 17.784
Jan. 21, 2143 27,827,536 15.417
July 17, 2177 24,519,356 13.593
July 14, 2182 28,695,445 17.390
Jan. 22, 2189 28,124,118 15.633

Images and Observations

2003 LC5's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 1, 1983. It was last officially observed on May 11, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,228 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: 1.156 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.4264
  • Inclination: 16.88°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 86.82°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 313.85°
  • Mean Anomaly: 14.77°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 1.74800 km
  • Magnitude: 17.96
  • Albedo: 0.048

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 454 days (1.24 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 27.70 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.65 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.66 AU
  • Rotation Period: 39.00 hours

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Size Rendering

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