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2006 LM1

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(2006 LM1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
32.357 AU
True anomaly
152.41°
Distance from Earth
32.604 AU
As of
15 October 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.

Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2006 LM1 — 32.357 AU from the Sun 2006 LM1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2006 LM1 is 32.604 AU from Earth today (4.5 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
08h 39m 13s
Declination
+17° 40′ 53″
Constellation
Cancer
Distance from Earth
32.6 AU
Elongation from the Sun
75.13° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

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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
32.187 AU
Eccentricity
0.885
Inclination
172.14°
Orbital period
182.6 years
Perihelion
3.702 AU
Aphelion
60.672 AU
Longitude of ascending node
120.66°
Argument of periapsis
202.32°
Epoch · J2000
2453890.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 1,045.8 LD
2.6872 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
-2.133

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
24
Data arc
2 days
First observed
3 June 2006
Last observed
5 June 2006
Residual RMS
0.86 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
14.85

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources