Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB

Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB 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) 2018 LB Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB is 16h 30m 51s and the Declination is -22° 17’ 48” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB is 27.76 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB in the sky from your location.
• Will Asteroid Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB Impact Earth?

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Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB from Earth is currently 170,579,304 kilometers, equivalent to 1.140252 Astronomical Units. Light takes 9 minutes and 28.9913 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB 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) 2018 LB to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB to Earth happens on Tue Jun 1 2021 at a distance of 0.007379 Astronomical Units, or 1,103,922 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB is 27.76.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB, 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) 2018 LB rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB 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) 2018 LB 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) 2018 LB Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB 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) 2018 LB 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 15	16h 00m 14s	-20° 56’ 51”	27.90	Scorpius
2020 Oct 16	16h 04m 00s	-21° 07’ 59”	27.89	Scorpius
2020 Oct 17	16h 07m 46s	-21° 18’ 51”	27.87	Scorpius
2020 Oct 18	16h 11m 35s	-21° 29’ 26”	27.85	Scorpius
2020 Oct 19	16h 15m 24s	-21° 39’ 42”	27.83	Scorpius
2020 Oct 20	16h 19m 14s	-21° 49’ 41”	27.81	Scorpius
2020 Oct 21	16h 23m 06s	-21° 59’ 21”	27.79	Scorpius
2020 Oct 22	16h 26m 58s	-22° 08’ 43”	27.78	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 23	16h 30m 51s	-22° 17’ 44”	27.76	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 24	16h 34m 46s	-22° 26’ 26”	27.74	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 25	16h 38m 41s	-22° 34’ 46”	27.72	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 26	16h 42m 38s	-22° 42’ 47”	27.70	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 27	16h 46m 33s	-22° 50’ 26”	27.69	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 28	16h 50m 31s	-22° 57’ 44”	27.67	Ophiucus