Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48

Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 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) 2016 LY48 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 is currently in the constellation of Gemini. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 is 07h 10m 24s and the Declination is +17° 27’ 47” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 is 27.15 (JPL).

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• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 from Earth is currently 315,682,544 kilometers, equivalent to 2.110207 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 minutes and 33.0036 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 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) 2016 LY48 to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 to Earth happens on Sun Sep 17 2023 at a distance of 0.011134 Astronomical Units, or 1,665,548 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 is 27.15.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48, 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) 2016 LY48 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 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) 2016 LY48 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) 2016 LY48 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 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) 2016 LY48 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2016 LY48 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Jan 12	07h 19m 36s	+17° 03’ 14”	26.91	Gemini
2021 Jan 13	07h 18m 24s	+17° 06’ 21”	26.94	Gemini
2021 Jan 14	07h 17m 12s	+17° 09’ 30”	26.96	Gemini
2021 Jan 15	07h 16m 00s	+17° 12’ 38”	27.00	Gemini
2021 Jan 16	07h 14m 50s	+17° 15’ 46”	27.03	Gemini
2021 Jan 17	07h 13m 41s	+17° 18’ 52”	27.06	Gemini
2021 Jan 18	07h 12m 33s	+17° 21’ 59”	27.09	Gemini
2021 Jan 19	07h 11m 25s	+17° 25’ 04”	27.12	Gemini
2021 Jan 20	07h 10m 18s	+17° 28’ 08”	27.15	Gemini
2021 Jan 21	07h 09m 11s	+17° 31’ 10”	27.18	Gemini
2021 Jan 22	07h 08m 05s	+17° 34’ 13”	27.21	Gemini
2021 Jan 23	07h 07m 01s	+17° 37’ 14”	27.24	Gemini
2021 Jan 24	07h 05m 58s	+17° 40’ 13”	27.27	Gemini
2021 Jan 25	07h 04m 56s	+17° 43’ 10”	27.30	Gemini