2018 LT5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 May 2026	30.8	2.848 AU	3.347 AU	23h55m	-07°55'	52.5°	16.3°

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
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   23 55 30.5   -07 55 33     3.347    2.848   52.5   16.3   241   30.8 
2026-05-09 15:42 UT   23 56 12.2   -07 52 14     3.340    2.849   53.0   16.4   241   30.8 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   23 56 34.2   -07 50 30     3.337    2.849   53.2   16.5   241   30.8 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   23 57 37.5   -07 45 32     3.327    2.851   53.9   16.6   241   30.8 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   23 58 40.4   -07 40 38     3.316    2.853   54.6   16.8   241   30.8 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   23 59 42.7   -07 35 48     3.306    2.854   55.3   16.9   242   30.8 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   00 00 44.7   -07 31 03     3.295    2.856   56.0   17.1   242   30.8 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   00 01 46.1   -07 26 22     3.285    2.857   56.7   17.2   242   30.8 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   00 02 47.0   -07 21 45     3.274    2.859   57.4   17.3   242   30.8 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   00 03 47.5   -07 17 14     3.263    2.860   58.1   17.5   242   30.8 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   00 04 47.5   -07 12 47     3.252    2.861   58.8   17.6   242   30.8 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   00 05 46.9   -07 08 25     3.241    2.863   59.5   17.7   242   30.8 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   00 06 45.8   -07 04 07     3.229    2.864   60.2   17.8   242   30.8 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   00 07 44.3   -06 59 55     3.218    2.865   60.9   18.0   242   30.8 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   00 08 42.1   -06 55 48     3.207    2.867   61.6   18.1   242   30.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   00 09 39.5   -06 51 45     3.195    2.868   62.3   18.2   243   30.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   00 10 36.3   -06 47 48     3.183    2.869   63.0   18.3   243   30.8 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   00 11 32.5   -06 43 56     3.171    2.871   63.7   18.4   243   30.8 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   00 12 28.2   -06 40 09     3.159    2.872   64.4   18.6   243   30.8 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   00 13 23.4   -06 36 28     3.147    2.873   65.2   18.7   243   30.8 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   00 14 17.9   -06 32 52     3.135    2.874   65.9   18.8   243   30.8 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   00 15 11.9   -06 29 21     3.123    2.875   66.6   18.9   243   30.8 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   00 16 05.3   -06 25 56     3.111    2.876   67.3   19.0   243   30.8 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   00 16 58.1   -06 22 36     3.098    2.878   68.1   19.1   243   30.8 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   00 17 50.3   -06 19 22     3.086    2.879   68.8   19.2   243   30.7 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   00 18 41.9   -06 16 14     3.073    2.880   69.5   19.3   244   30.7 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   00 19 32.9   -06 13 12     3.060    2.881   70.3   19.4   244   30.7 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   00 20 23.2   -06 10 15     3.048    2.882   71.0   19.4   244   30.7 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   00 21 12.9   -06 07 25     3.035    2.883   71.8   19.5   244   30.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   00 22 01.9   -06 04 40     3.022    2.884   72.5   19.6   244   30.7 
2026-06-07 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 

    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.