2018 LT5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Jun 2026	30.7	2.884 AU	3.022 AU	00h22m	-06°04'	72.5°	19.6°

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
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   00 22 01.9   -06 04 40     3.022    2.884   72.5   19.6   244   30.7 
2026-06-06 17:09 UT   00 22 36.6   -06 02 47     3.012    2.884   73.0   19.7   244   30.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   00 22 50.3   -06 02 02     3.009    2.885   73.2   19.7   244   30.7 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   00 23 38.0   -05 59 30     2.996    2.886   74.0   19.8   244   30.7 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   00 24 25.0   -05 57 05     2.982    2.887   74.8   19.8   244   30.7 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   00 25 11.3   -05 54 45     2.969    2.887   75.5   19.9   244   30.7 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   00 25 57.0   -05 52 33     2.956    2.888   76.3   20.0   245   30.7 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   00 26 41.8   -05 50 27     2.942    2.889   77.0   20.0   245   30.7 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   00 27 26.0   -05 48 28     2.929    2.890   77.8   20.1   245   30.7 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   00 28 09.4   -05 46 35     2.915    2.891   78.6   20.1   245   30.7 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   00 28 52.0   -05 44 50     2.902    2.892   79.3   20.2   245   30.7 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   00 29 33.9   -05 43 11     2.888    2.892   80.1   20.2   245   30.6 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   00 30 14.9   -05 41 40     2.874    2.893   80.9   20.3   245   30.6 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   00 30 55.2   -05 40 16     2.860    2.894   81.7   20.3   245   30.6 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   00 31 34.7   -05 38 59     2.847    2.894   82.5   20.4   245   30.6 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   00 32 13.3   -05 37 49     2.833    2.895   83.3   20.4   246   30.6 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   00 32 51.0   -05 36 47     2.819    2.896   84.1   20.4   246   30.6 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   00 33 28.0   -05 35 53     2.805    2.896   84.9   20.5   246   30.6 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   00 34 04.0   -05 35 06     2.791    2.897   85.7   20.5   246   30.6 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   00 34 39.2   -05 34 26     2.777    2.897   86.5   20.5   246   30.6 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   00 35 13.5   -05 33 55     2.763    2.898   87.3   20.5   246   30.6 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   00 35 46.8   -05 33 31     2.749    2.899   88.1   20.5   246   30.6 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   00 36 19.3   -05 33 15     2.735    2.899   88.9   20.5   246   30.5 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   00 36 50.8   -05 33 07     2.720    2.900   89.7   20.5   247   30.5 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   00 37 21.4   -05 33 07     2.706    2.900   90.5   20.5   247   30.5 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   00 37 51.0   -05 33 15     2.692    2.900   91.4   20.5   247   30.5 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   00 38 19.7   -05 33 32     2.678    2.901   92.2   20.5   247   30.5 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   00 38 47.3   -05 33 56     2.664    2.901   93.1   20.5   247   30.5 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   00 39 13.9   -05 34 30     2.649    2.902   93.9   20.5   247   30.5 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   00 39 39.5   -05 35 12     2.635    2.902   94.7   20.4   247   30.5 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   00 40 04.1   -05 36 02     2.621    2.902   95.6   20.4   248   30.4 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   00 40 27.6   -05 37 01     2.607    2.903   96.5   20.4   248   30.4 

    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.