2018 LT5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2026	30.4	2.904 AU	2.522 AU	00h42m	-05°46'	101.7°	20.0°

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
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   00 42 25.2   -05 46 05     2.522    2.904  101.7   20.0   249   30.4 
2026-07-12 00:28 UT   00 42 25.5   -05 46 07     2.521    2.904  101.7   20.0   249   30.4 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   00 42 40.8   -05 48 08     2.508    2.904  102.6   20.0   249   30.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   00 42 55.1   -05 50 20     2.494    2.904  103.5   19.9   249   30.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   00 43 08.2   -05 52 42     2.480    2.904  104.4   19.8   249   30.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   00 43 20.0   -05 55 13     2.466    2.904  105.3   19.7   249   30.3 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   00 43 30.6   -05 57 54     2.452    2.904  106.2   19.6   250   30.3 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   00 43 39.9   -06 00 45     2.438    2.904  107.1   19.5   250   30.3 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   00 43 47.9   -06 03 45     2.424    2.904  108.1   19.4   250   30.2 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   00 43 54.5   -06 06 55     2.410    2.904  109.0   19.3   250   30.2 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   00 43 59.9   -06 10 15     2.396    2.904  109.9   19.2   250   30.2 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   00 44 03.9   -06 13 45     2.383    2.904  110.9   19.1   251   30.2 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   00 44 06.5   -06 17 24     2.369    2.904  111.8   19.0   251   30.2 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   00 44 07.8   -06 21 13     2.356    2.904  112.8   18.8   251   30.2 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   00 44 07.7   -06 25 12     2.342    2.904  113.7   18.7   251   30.2 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   00 44 06.1   -06 29 21     2.329    2.904  114.7   18.5   251   30.1 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   00 44 03.1   -06 33 40     2.316    2.904  115.7   18.4   252   30.1 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   00 43 58.7   -06 38 08     2.303    2.903  116.6   18.2   252   30.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   00 43 52.9   -06 42 47     2.290    2.903  117.6   18.1   252   30.1 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   00 43 45.6   -06 47 35     2.277    2.903  118.6   17.9   252   30.1 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   00 43 36.7   -06 52 33     2.264    2.903  119.6   17.7   253   30.0 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   00 43 26.4   -06 57 41     2.251    2.902  120.6   17.5   253   30.0 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   00 43 14.6   -07 02 59     2.239    2.902  121.6   17.3   253   30.0 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   00 43 01.2   -07 08 27     2.226    2.902  122.6   17.1   254   30.0 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   00 42 46.3   -07 14 04     2.214    2.901  123.6   16.9   254   30.0 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   00 42 29.8   -07 19 51     2.201    2.901  124.7   16.7   254   29.9 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   00 42 11.8   -07 25 48     2.189    2.901  125.7   16.5   255   29.9 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   00 41 52.2   -07 31 55     2.177    2.900  126.7   16.3   255   29.9 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   00 41 31.0   -07 38 11     2.166    2.900  127.8   16.0   255   29.9 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   00 41 08.1   -07 44 36     2.154    2.899  128.8   15.8   256   29.9 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   00 40 43.7   -07 51 11     2.143    2.899  129.9   15.6   256   29.8 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   00 40 17.6   -07 57 55     2.131    2.898  130.9   15.3   256   29.8 

    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.