2018 LT5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Aug 2026	29.7	2.895 AU	2.077 AU	00h37m	-08°33'	136.3°	14.0°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2018 LT5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6397934
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7711841
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.30367
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 84.39112
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 83.70101
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 79.73899
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 168.02594
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 8.25319
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.36            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   00 37 42.8   -08 33 44     2.077    2.895  136.3   14.0   259   29.7 
2026-08-16 02:05 UT   00 37 39.8   -08 34 24     2.077    2.895  136.4   14.0   259   29.7 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   00 37 07.0   -08 41 19     2.067    2.895  137.4   13.7   259   29.7 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   00 36 29.6   -08 49 01     2.057    2.894  138.5   13.4   260   29.7 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   00 35 50.5   -08 56 51     2.048    2.893  139.6   13.1   260   29.7 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   00 35 09.8   -09 04 48     2.038    2.893  140.7   12.8   261   29.6 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   00 34 27.6   -09 12 51     2.029    2.892  141.8   12.5   262   29.6 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   00 33 43.7   -09 21 02     2.020    2.891  142.9   12.2   262   29.6 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   00 32 58.3   -09 29 18     2.011    2.890  144.0   11.9   263   29.6 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   00 32 11.3   -09 37 40     2.002    2.890  145.1   11.6   264   29.5 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   00 31 22.8   -09 46 08     1.994    2.889  146.2   11.2   265   29.5 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   00 30 32.8   -09 54 41     1.985    2.888  147.3   10.9   266   29.5 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   00 29 41.3   -10 03 18     1.977    2.887  148.4   10.6   267   29.5 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   00 28 48.3   -10 12 01     1.970    2.886  149.5   10.2   268   29.5 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   00 27 53.9   -10 20 47     1.962    2.885  150.6    9.9   269   29.4 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   00 26 58.0   -10 29 37     1.955    2.884  151.7    9.5   270   29.4 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   00 26 00.7   -10 38 30     1.948    2.883  152.8    9.2   271   29.4 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   00 25 02.1   -10 47 25     1.942    2.882  153.9    8.9   273   29.4 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   00 24 02.1   -10 56 24     1.935    2.881  155.0    8.5   274   29.3 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   00 23 00.8   -11 05 24     1.929    2.880  156.0    8.2   276   29.3 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   00 21 58.3   -11 14 25     1.923    2.879  157.1    7.8   278   29.3 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   00 20 54.5   -11 23 27     1.918    2.878  158.1    7.5   280   29.3 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   00 19 49.5   -11 32 30     1.913    2.877  159.1    7.2   282   29.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   00 18 43.4   -11 41 33     1.908    2.876  160.1    6.8   284   29.2 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   00 17 36.2   -11 50 35     1.903    2.875  161.1    6.5   287   29.2 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   00 16 27.9   -11 59 35     1.899    2.874  162.0    6.2   290   29.2 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   00 15 18.7   -12 08 34     1.895    2.873  162.9    5.9   293   29.2 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   00 14 08.5   -12 17 31     1.891    2.871  163.7    5.7   296   29.2 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   00 12 57.4   -12 26 25     1.888    2.870  164.5    5.4   300   29.1 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   00 11 45.5   -12 35 15     1.884    2.869  165.2    5.2   304   29.1 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   00 10 32.9   -12 44 01     1.882    2.868  165.8    4.9   309   29.1 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   00 09 19.6   -12 52 43     1.879    2.866  166.3    4.8   314   29.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.