Astronomy:2013 LX28

2013 LX₂₈

Discovery
Discovered by	Pan-STARRS
Discovery date	12 June 2013
Designations
MPC designation	2013 LX28
Minor planet category	Apollo asteroid Venus crosser Earth crosser
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 1
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}	1.4543719 astronomical unit|AU (217.57094 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}	0.5488609 AU (82.10842 Gm)
Semi-major axis	1.00161641 AU (149.839682 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.4520249
Orbital period	1.00 yr (366.14 d)
Mean anomaly	61.458811°
Mean motion	0° 58m 59.602s /day
Inclination	49.97420°
Longitude of ascending node	76.679354°
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}	345.77666°
Earth MOID	0.373137 AU (55.8205 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	3.8786 AU (580.23 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	130–300 m
Absolute magnitude (H)	21.7

2013 LX₂₈, is an asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group that is a temporary quasi-satellite of the Earth, the third known Earth quasi-satellite.

Discovery, orbit and physical properties

2013 LX₂₈ was discovered on 12 June 2013. As of September 2014, it has been observed 26 times with a data-arc span of 349 days. It is an Apollo asteroid and its semi-major axis (1.0016 AU) is very similar to that of the Earth but it has relatively high eccentricity (0.4521) and high orbital inclination (49.9761°). With an absolute magnitude of 21.7, it has a diameter in the range 130–300 m (for an assumed albedo range of 0.04–0.20).

Quasi-satellite dynamical state and orbital evolution

2013 LX₂₈ has been identified as an Earth quasi-satellite following a kidney-shaped retrograde orbit around the Earth.

See also

• (164207) 2004 GU9
• (277810) 2006 FV35
• 2014 OL339

Notes

• ^{^} This is assuming an albedo of 0.20–0.04.

References

Further reading

• Understanding the Distribution of Near-Earth Asteroids Bottke, W. F., Jedicke, R., Morbidelli, A., Petit, J.-M., Gladman, B. 2000, Science, Vol. 288, Issue 5474, pp. 2190–2194.
• A Numerical Survey of Transient Co-orbitals of the Terrestrial Planets Christou, A. A. 2000, Icarus, Vol. 144, Issue 1, pp. 1–20.
• Debiased Orbital and Absolute Magnitude Distribution of the Near-Earth Objects Bottke, W. F., Morbidelli, A., Jedicke, R., Petit, J.-M., Levison, H. F., Michel, P., Metcalfe, T. S. 2002, Icarus, Vol. 156, Issue 2, pp. 399–433.
• Transient co-orbital asteroids Brasser, R., Innanen, K. A., Connors, M., Veillet, C., Wiegert, P., Mikkola, S., Chodas, P. W. 2004, Icarus, Vol. 171, Issue 1, pp. 102–109.
• A Kozai-resonating Earth quasi-satellite Connors, M. 2014, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 437, Issue 1, pp. L85–L89.
• Asteroid 2014 OL339: yet another Earth quasi-satellite de la Fuente Marcos, C., de la Fuente Marcos, R. 2014, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 445, Issue 3, pp. 2985–2994.

External links

• Discovery MPEC
• 2013 LX₂₈ data at MPC
• 2013 LX28 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Obs prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Obs info · Close · Physical info · NEOCC
• 2013 LX28 at ESA–space situational awareness
  • Ephemerides · Observations · Orbit · Physical Properties · Summary
• 2013 LX28 at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters