Asteroid
Near-Earth
Leonard
53435 Leonard (1999 VM40)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.142 AU
- True anomaly
- 205.5°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
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Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 2.311 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4829
- Inclination
- 15.35°
- Orbital period
- 3.51 years
- Perihelion
- 1.195 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.427 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 51.35°
- Argument of periapsis
- 354.49°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
Physical properties
- Rotation period
- 5.19 hours
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14.73
- Spectral type
- AMO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
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