2018 LT5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Apr 2026	30.7	2.789 AU	3.580 AU	23h20m	-10°54'	32.7°	11.2°

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
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   23 20 32.3   -10 54 11     3.580    2.789   32.7   11.2   237   30.7 
2026-04-09 16:44 UT   23 21 24.7   -10 49 32     3.576    2.791   33.1   11.3   237   30.7 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   23 21 47.5   -10 47 31     3.574    2.792   33.3   11.4   237   30.7 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   23 23 02.3   -10 40 53     3.568    2.794   33.9   11.6   238   30.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   23 24 16.9   -10 34 18     3.563    2.796   34.6   11.7   238   30.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   23 25 31.1   -10 27 45     3.557    2.798   35.2   11.9   238   30.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   23 26 44.9   -10 21 14     3.551    2.801   35.9   12.1   238   30.7 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   23 27 58.4   -10 14 47     3.544    2.803   36.5   12.3   238   30.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   23 29 11.6   -10 08 22     3.538    2.805   37.2   12.5   238   30.8 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   23 30 24.4   -10 01 60     3.531    2.807   37.8   12.7   238   30.8 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   23 31 36.9   -09 55 41     3.524    2.809   38.5   12.9   239   30.8 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   23 32 49.0   -09 49 24     3.517    2.811   39.2   13.0   239   30.8 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   23 34 00.8   -09 43 11     3.510    2.813   39.8   13.2   239   30.8 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   23 35 12.2   -09 37 00     3.503    2.815   40.5   13.4   239   30.8 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   23 36 23.2   -09 30 53     3.496    2.817   41.1   13.6   239   30.8 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   23 37 33.8   -09 24 49     3.488    2.819   41.8   13.7   239   30.8 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   23 38 44.1   -09 18 48     3.480    2.821   42.5   13.9   239   30.8 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   23 39 53.9   -09 12 51     3.472    2.823   43.1   14.1   240   30.8 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   23 41 03.4   -09 06 56     3.464    2.825   43.8   14.3   240   30.8 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   23 42 12.5   -09 01 05     3.456    2.827   44.4   14.4   240   30.8 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   23 43 21.3   -08 55 18     3.448    2.829   45.1   14.6   240   30.8 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   23 44 29.6   -08 49 33     3.439    2.831   45.8   14.8   240   30.8 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   23 45 37.5   -08 43 53     3.431    2.833   46.4   14.9   240   30.8 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   23 46 45.0   -08 38 16     3.422    2.834   47.1   15.1   240   30.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   23 47 52.2   -08 32 42     3.413    2.836   47.8   15.3   240   30.8 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   23 48 58.9   -08 27 12     3.404    2.838   48.5   15.4   240   30.8 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   23 50 05.2   -08 21 46     3.395    2.840   49.1   15.6   241   30.8 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   23 51 11.1   -08 16 24     3.385    2.841   49.8   15.7   241   30.8 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   23 52 16.6   -08 11 05     3.376    2.843   50.5   15.9   241   30.8 

    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.