Asteroid
Near-Earth
159686
159686 (2002 LB6)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.532 AU
- True anomaly
- 236.48°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 1.804 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.688
- Inclination
- 24.73°
- Orbital period
- 884.8 days
- Perihelion
- 0.563 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.045 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 244.73°
- Argument of periapsis
- 141.05°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 0.92 km
Visual & observation
- Geometric albedo
- 0.162
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.34
- Spectral type
- APO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB