Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB Position
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension is 17h 26m 49s and the Declination is -23° 14’ 29”.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB Distance
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB from Earth is currently 290,898,233 kilometers, equivalent to 1.944535 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16 minutes and 10.3321 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
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB to Earth happens on Fri Jun 1 2018 at a distance of 0.00549518 Astronomical Units, or 822,067 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB is 27.39.
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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.31904677 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 0.87923378° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.56183991 AU 84,050,054 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.08831719 AU 162,809,935 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
0.82507855 AU 123,429,994 km |
| Orbital period | period |
0.7500 years 273.7420 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2019-Jun-04 03:21:59 2,458,638.6403 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2020-Mar-03 21:10 2,458,912.3822 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 318.70862508127° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 79.469337742455° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 309.84145398609° |
| Mean motion | n | 1.31510713°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB Orbit
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Dec 07 | 16h 54m 24s | -22° 33’ 03” | 27.58 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 08 | 16h 58m 27s | -22° 39’ 36” | 27.55 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 09 | 17h 02m 30s | -22° 45’ 46” | 27.53 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 10 | 17h 06m 35s | -22° 51’ 34” | 27.51 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 11 | 17h 10m 41s | -22° 57’ 01” | 27.49 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 12 | 17h 14m 49s | -23° 02’ 04” | 27.46 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 13 | 17h 18m 59s | -23° 06’ 46” | 27.44 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 14 | 17h 23m 09s | -23° 11’ 03” | 27.41 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 15 | 17h 27m 21s | -23° 14’ 57” | 27.39 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 16 | 17h 31m 35s | -23° 18’ 27” | 27.36 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 17 | 17h 35m 49s | -23° 21’ 32” | 27.34 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 18 | 17h 40m 05s | -23° 24’ 11” | 27.33 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 19 | 17h 44m 23s | -23° 26’ 26” | 27.33 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Dec 20 | 17h 48m 42s | -23° 28’ 14” | 27.32 | Sagittarius |