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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 is only spans 2 days. 2006 LM₁ measures approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) in diameter, assuming a low albedo of 0.09.

Orbit

The orbit of 2006 LM₁ has a high eccentricity of 0.88 and a semi-major axis of 32.2 AU. Its perihelion distance is 3.7 AU from the Sun and its aphelion distance is 60.7 AU. Its orbit is inclined 172 degrees to the ecliptic plane, meaning that it orbits the Sun in a retrograde (backwards) motion compared to the planets in the Solar System. Because of 2006 LM₁'s highly eccentric and inclined orbit, it is classified as a damocloid, a group of minor planets with long period comet-like orbits.

References

1. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2006 LM1)" (2006-06-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
2. ^ "2006 LM1". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. ^ Johnston, Wm. Robert (7 October 2018). "List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

External links

• 2006 LM1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

• Trans-Neptunian objects
• Damocloids
• Minor planet object articles (unnumbered)
• Astronomical objects discovered in 2006
• Lost minor planets
• Minor planets with a retrograde orbit