(533671) Nabu Apollo
Discovered on 5 June 2014 by CSS at Catalina.
Nabu was the Mesopotamian god of writing and wisdom, and the patron of scribes in Babylonian mythology. He was associated with literacy, scholarship and the keeping of written records.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #6, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nabu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nabu is 5.45 au from the Sun and 6.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 533671 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 LJ21 |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Rotation period | 16.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.302 – 5.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.895 |
| Inclination | 24.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0270 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.