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(2002 LY1)
Classification: ATE [NEO]
H:22.3 mag, G:0.15

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History of Radar Detections
Year Month Transmitter Receiver Frequency Obs
2016 Jun Arecibo Arecibo 2380 [A]

Radar-Based Physical Properties
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name symbol value units uncertainty reference notes
morphology
number of components N
morphological type
spectrum-based or image-based dimensions
maximum range extent Rmax km
minimum range extent Rmin km
maximum Doppler bandwidth Bmax Hz
minimum Doppler bandwidth Bmin Hz
effective diameter Deff km
quality code for size Q
shape-based dimensions
equivalent diameter Dequ km
extent along principal axis x Ex km
extent along principal axis y Ey km
extent along principal axis z Ez km
DEEVE extent along x Dx km
DEEVE extent along y Dy km
DEEVE extent along z Dz km
surface area A km2
volume V km3
spin
spin period Pspin h
spin rate ω deg/day
YORP acceleration ω̇ deg/day2
spin axis ecliptic longitude λ deg
spin axis ecliptic latitude β deg
reflectivity
radar cross-section OC σOC km2
radar cross-section SC σSC km2
radar cross-section σT km2
projected area Aproj km2
radar albedo OC σ̂OC
radar albedo SC σ̂SC
radar albedo σ̂T
circular polarization ratio μC

Orbital Elements at Epoch 2024-03-31 00:00 TT from MPO437943 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.3787192
a 0.9555403 AU
i 2.89475 deg
om 247.76676 deg
w 134.33625 deg
ma 45.49143 deg
n 1.05518977 deg/d

Link to complete orbital information at Minor Planet Center

Earth Close-Approach Data (+/- 10 years)
date nominal distance RTT SNR/run at Arecibo
2014-10-17 14:47:00 0.40421 403.4 0.0
2015-04-27 23:32:00 0.30044 299.8 0.1
2015-08-29 06:28:00 0.36205 361.3 0.0
2016-06-12 08:08:00 0.05101 50.9 23.1
2017-05-30 12:56:00 0.34447 343.8 0.0
2026-02-27 04:00:00 0.49660 495.6 0.0
2027-02-10 14:11:00 0.10614 105.9 1.8
2027-12-16 16:26:00 0.29942 298.8 0.1
2028-03-08 07:24:00 0.25634 255.8 0.1
2028-10-22 18:04:00 0.40079 400.0 0.0
2029-04-21 18:03:00 0.31097 310.4 0.0
2029-09-05 08:23:00 0.37568 374.9 0.0
2030-06-11 11:13:00 0.10978 109.6 1.6
2031-06-02 21:21:00 0.27989 279.3 0.1

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL