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public  Armidale, Australia Armidale, Australia  ⓘ
TimezoneAustralia/Sydney
Sunrise: 6:45 
Transit: 11:52 
Sunset: 16:58
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Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6

Above the horizon.  Rise: 10:23 | Tran: 15:38 | Set: 20:54
Alt: 17.16°   Az: 303.51°   Direction: West-North-West
Please note: this information pertains to a Near-Earth Object (NEO). During close approaches, our current computational model is not able to provide an accurate position, due to the high speeds of these objects. We plan to refine our algorithms to improve accuracy in the future. JPL Horizons can compute precise positions in these situations.

Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 is in the constellation of Cancer, at a distance of 157,896,722.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 08h 45m 56s and the Declination is +17° 44’ 28” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 is 26.84.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 in Cancer on June, 06 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 in Cancer on June, 06 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 45m 56s
+17° 44’ 28”
03h 47m 02s
12h 32m 59s

J2000

08h 44m 30s
+17° 50’ 04”

Additional Information

Cancer
26.84

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 from Armidale, Australia (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 72.1°
Max altitude: 41.7°
Azimuth: 287.7°
  • 2003 LN6 is above the horizon from Armidale, Australia.
  • Right now it is placed in the West-North-West direction at an altitude of 17.16° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2003 LN6 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 from Earth is currently 157,896,722.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.0554743945 Astronomical Units. Light takes 8m 46.687s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 and arrive to us.

157,896,722.0
1.0554743945
8m 46.687s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.

Closest Approach

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 to Earth happens on Thu Jun 18 2026 at a distance of 0.009472 Astronomical Units, or 1,417,040 kilometers:

Thu Jun 18 2026
1,417,040
0.009472

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 at epoch 30 March 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460400.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.20957007
Orbit inclination i 0.66055862°
Perihelion distance q 0.67728149 AU
101,319,869 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.03642258 AU
155,046,612 km
Semi-major axis a 0.85685204 AU
128,183,240 km
Orbital period period 0.7932 years
289.7058 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-May-30 15:44:31
2,460,461.1559 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-Mar-16 08:40
2,460,750.8617 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 211.77680535009°
Longitude of the ascending node node 214.53052801666°
Mean anomaly M 284.62653506487°
Mean motion n 1.24263998°/day
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 30 08h 10m 40s +19° 44’ 18” 26.80 Cancer
2025 May 31 08h 15m 32s +19° 29’ 22” 26.81 Cancer
2025 Jun 01 08h 20m 24s +19° 13’ 59” 26.82 Cancer
2025 Jun 02 08h 25m 13s +18° 58’ 12” 26.82 Cancer
2025 Jun 03 08h 29m 59s +18° 42’ 03” 26.83 Cancer
2025 Jun 04 08h 34m 44s +18° 25’ 30” 26.83 Cancer
2025 Jun 05 08h 39m 27s +18° 08’ 35” 26.84 Cancer
2025 Jun 06 08h 44m 07s +17° 51’ 20” 26.84 Cancer
2025 Jun 07 08h 48m 45s +17° 33’ 45” 26.85 Cancer
2025 Jun 08 08h 53m 21s +17° 15’ 51” 26.86 Cancer
2025 Jun 09 08h 57m 55s +16° 57’ 38” 26.86 Cancer
2025 Jun 10 09h 02m 26s +16° 39’ 08” 26.87 Cancer
2025 Jun 11 09h 06m 56s +16° 20’ 21” 26.87 Cancer
2025 Jun 12 09h 11m 24s +16° 01’ 18” 26.88 Cancer

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