(3988) 1986 LA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(3988) 1986 LA^[1]

Discovery
Discovered by	Helin, E. F. at Palomar
Discovery date	June 4, 1986
Orbital characteristics
Epoch April 10, 2007 (JD 2454200.5) TDB
Aphelion	2.033880282940836 AU
Perihelion	1.05547152552299 AU
Semi-major axis	1.54467590423191 AU
Eccentricity	0.316703573460726
Orbital period	701.2203073441713 d (1.92 a)
Mean anomaly	270.4100611359361°
Inclination	10.7682048761404°
Longitude of ascending node	229.9345257465426°
Argument of perihelion	86.72664557013501°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	0.7 km
Absolute magnitude	18.2

(3988) 1986 LA is an Amor asteroid that is 0.7 kilometers in diameter. It completes one revolution around the Sun about once every 2 years. It was discovered by Eleanor F. Helin at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved on October 14, 2007.

v • d • e Minor planets navigator 3987 Wujek       ·       (3988) 1986 LA       ·       3989 Odin

v • d • e Small Solar System bodies Asteroids (Vulcanoids · Near-Earth · Main belt · Jupiter Trojans · Centaurs · Damocloids · Neptune Trojans · Groups · Families · Moons) Comets · Trans-Neptunians (Kuiper belt · Scattered disc objects · Oort cloud) · Minor planets · Meteoroids Lists: Minor planets · Asteroid groups and families · Binary asteroids · Asteroid moons See also: Near-Earth object · Dwarf planet · Planet · Solar System · Pronunciation of asteroid names · Meanings of asteroid names.