Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB Position
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension is 20h 11m 10s and the Declination is -20° 17’ 39”.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB Distance
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 LB from Earth is currently 261,017,528 kilometers, equivalent to 1.744794 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 30.6608 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 26.90.
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, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Jan 12 | 19h 34m 32s | -21° 52’ 54” | 26.97 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 13 | 19h 39m 24s | -21° 42’ 05” | 26.96 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 14 | 19h 44m 17s | -21° 30’ 38” | 26.95 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 15 | 19h 49m 12s | -21° 18’ 34” | 26.94 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 16 | 19h 54m 07s | -21° 05’ 53” | 26.93 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 17 | 19h 59m 04s | -20° 52’ 35” | 26.92 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 18 | 20h 04m 02s | -20° 38’ 38” | 26.91 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 19 | 20h 09m 02s | -20° 24’ 02” | 26.90 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 20 | 20h 14m 03s | -20° 08’ 48” | 26.90 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 21 | 20h 19m 05s | -19° 52’ 55” | 26.89 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 22 | 20h 24m 07s | -19° 36’ 23” | 26.88 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 23 | 20h 29m 12s | -19° 19’ 12” | 26.87 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 24 | 20h 34m 17s | -19° 01’ 21” | 26.86 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 25 | 20h 39m 24s | -18° 42’ 51” | 26.85 | Capricornus |