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 Libra. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 is 15h 24m 37s and the Declination is -19° 10’ 48” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 is 24.48 (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 318,669,459 kilometers, equivalent to 2.130174 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 minutes and 42.9669 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 0.007619 Astronomical Units, or 1,139,729 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2005 LW3 is 24.48.

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
2020 Oct 22	15h 02m 23s	-17° 26’ 13”	24.64	Libra
2020 Oct 23	15h 05m 21s	-17° 40’ 54”	24.62	Libra
2020 Oct 24	15h 08m 21s	-17° 55’ 31”	24.60	Libra
2020 Oct 25	15h 11m 23s	-18° 10’ 01”	24.58	Libra
2020 Oct 26	15h 14m 27s	-18° 24’ 29”	24.56	Libra
2020 Oct 27	15h 17m 33s	-18° 38’ 48”	24.54	Libra
2020 Oct 28	15h 20m 39s	-18° 53’ 03”	24.51	Libra
2020 Oct 29	15h 23m 48s	-19° 07’ 13”	24.49	Libra
2020 Oct 30	15h 26m 59s	-19° 21’ 15”	24.47	Libra
2020 Oct 31	15h 30m 12s	-19° 35’ 12”	24.45	Libra
2020 Nov 01	15h 33m 26s	-19° 49’ 00”	24.42	Libra
2020 Nov 02	15h 36m 43s	-20° 02’ 40”	24.40	Libra
2020 Nov 03	15h 40m 01s	-20° 16’ 14”	24.38	Libra
2020 Nov 04	15h 43m 23s	-20° 29’ 38”	24.36	Libra