2006 LM1
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Discoverydate3 June 2006
2006 LM1
| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Mt. Lemmon Survey |
| Discovery site | Mt. Lemmon Obs. |
| Discovery date | 3 June 2006 |
| Designations | |
| 2006 LM1 | |
| TNO[1] · damocloid[3] distant[2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1][2] | |
| Epoch 4 June 2006 (JD 2453890.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 9 | |
| Observation arc | 2 days |
| Aphelion | 60.672 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.702 AU |
| 32.187 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.88499 |
| 182.61 yr | |
| 359.490° | |
| 0° 0m 19.431s / day | |
| Inclination | 172.136° |
| 120.659° | |
| 202.317° | |
| Earth MOID | 2.68715 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| ~5 km[3] | |
| 14.854±0.261[1] 14.8[2] | |
2006 LM1 is a trans-Neptunian object and retrograde damocloid on a highly eccentric, cometary-like orbit. It was first observed on 3 June 2006 by the Mount Lemmon Survey at the Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, United States. The orbit of 2006 LM1 is highly uncertain as its observation arc only spans 2 days. 2006 LM1 measures approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) in diameter, assuming a low albedo of 0.09.[3]
