2019 LK6 is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.79 AU to 1.17 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 355.7 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 4 September 2022.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 0.877 AU
- True anomaly
- 294.18°
- Distance from Earth
- 0.561 AU
- As of
- 2 November 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 10h 46m 24s
- Declination
- +09° 30′ 53″
- Constellation
- Leo
- Distance from Earth
- 0.56 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 61.41° — well clear of the Sun
Visible from both hemispheres.
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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 0.982 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.1924
- Inclination
- 25.39°
- Orbital period
- 355.7 days
- Perihelion
- 0.793 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.172 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 257.26°
- Argument of periapsis
- 242.81°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · ATE
- Aten
- Earth MOID · 8.0 LD
- 0.0206 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 6.067
Orbit quality
Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).
- Observations used
- 60
- Data arc
- 15 days
- First observed
- 13 June 2019
- Last observed
- 28 June 2019
- Residual RMS
- 0.6 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 4 September 2022
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 24.03
Discovery & classification
Close approaches 37 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2130-06-21 02:14 UTC close approach of 2019 LK6. Catalogue miss distance 159.4 LD · 6.13 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2130-06-18 to 2130-06-24, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2033-09-01 08:56:00 | Venus | 0.1451 AU | 56.5 LD | 17.5 km/s |
| 2130-06-21 02:14:00 | Earth | 0.4095 AU | 159.4 LD | 21.6 km/s |
| 2131-06-15 23:01:00 | Earth | 0.2599 AU | 101.2 LD | 18.1 km/s |
| 2132-06-10 15:31:00 | Earth | 0.11 AU | 42.8 LD | 15.2 km/s |
| 2133-06-07 19:26:00 | Earth | 0.0455 AU | 17.7 LD | 13.3 km/s |
| 2167-06-23 21:16:00 | Earth | 0.4725 AU | 183.9 LD | 23.2 km/s |
| 2168-06-17 10:10:00 | Earth | 0.3199 AU | 124.5 LD | 19.4 km/s |
| 2169-06-12 14:38:00 | Earth | 0.1663 AU | 64.7 LD | 16.2 km/s |
| 2170-06-09 00:47:00 | Earth | 0.0229 AU | 8.9 LD | 13.8 km/s |
| 2171-06-07 15:28:00 | Earth | 0.1366 AU | 53.2 LD | 12.7 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB