Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3

Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 is a Near Earth Object. If you've heard news about a potential impact of this asteroid with the Earth, please check out Will Asteroid Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 is 12h 32m 10s and the Declination is +00° 47’ 57” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 is 23.44 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 in the sky from your location.
• Will Asteroid Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 Impact Earth?

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Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 from Earth is currently 115,727,131 kilometers, equivalent to 0.773588 Astronomical Units. Light takes 6 minutes and 26.0242 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 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.

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 of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 to Earth happens on Wed Nov 23 2022 at a distance of 0.007621 Astronomical Units, or 1,140,089 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 is 23.44.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3, 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.

Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2022 May 20	12h 40m 23s	+00° 53’ 04”	23.30	Virgo
2022 May 21	12h 39m 06s	+00° 53’ 32”	23.32	Virgo
2022 May 22	12h 37m 54s	+00° 53’ 40”	23.34	Virgo
2022 May 23	12h 36m 45s	+00° 53’ 26”	23.36	Virgo
2022 May 24	12h 35m 39s	+00° 52’ 53”	23.37	Virgo
2022 May 25	12h 34m 36s	+00° 51’ 59”	23.39	Virgo
2022 May 26	12h 33m 37s	+00° 50’ 44”	23.41	Virgo
2022 May 27	12h 32m 39s	+00° 49’ 09”	23.43	Virgo
2022 May 28	12h 31m 46s	+00° 47’ 13”	23.44	Virgo
2022 May 29	12h 30m 57s	+00° 44’ 58”	23.46	Virgo
2022 May 30	12h 30m 11s	+00° 42’ 24”	23.48	Virgo
2022 May 31	12h 29m 27s	+00° 39’ 30”	23.49	Virgo
2022 Jun 01	12h 28m 48s	+00° 36’ 18”	23.51	Virgo
2022 Jun 02	12h 28m 10s	+00° 32’ 45”	23.53	Virgo