2019 LF6
2019 LF6 is a near-Earth object of the Atira group. After 2021 PH27, it has the second-smallest semi-major axis among the known asteroids (0.555 AU), beating the previously-held record of 2019 AQ3. It orbits the Sun in 151 days.
Highly inclined orbit of 2019 LF6 passing within Mercury's orbit, and slightly outside Venus's orbit | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Zwicky Transient Facility |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 10 June 2019 (first observed only) |
Designations | |
2019 LF6 | |
NEO · Atira | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
Observation arc | 358 days |
Aphelion | 0.7938 AU |
Perihelion | 0.3170 AU |
0.5554 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.42928 |
0.41 yr (151.2 d) | |
347.653° | |
2° 22m 51.74s / day | |
Inclination | 29.506° |
179.029° | |
213.779° | |
Earth MOID | 0.2608 AU |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 1–2 km (est. at 0.05–0.15) |
17.200±0.398 | |
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