2008 UU95
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Feb 2026	29.5	4.004 AU	3.063 AU	08h24m	+18°57'	159.9°	4.9°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2008 UU95 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6851297
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5154080
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.14725
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 294.76335
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 27.22496
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 109.20471
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 321.98364
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.52482
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.99            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   08 24 02.0   +18 57 24     3.063    4.004  159.9    4.9   103   29.5 
2026-02-13 06:19 UT   08 23 48.3   +18 58 10     3.065    4.005  159.5    4.9   103   29.6 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   08 23 10.2   +19 00 16     3.070    4.006  158.6    5.2   103   29.6 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   08 22 19.2   +19 03 05     3.079    4.009  157.4    5.4   103   29.6 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   08 21 28.9   +19 05 51     3.087    4.011  156.2    5.7   102   29.6 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   08 20 39.4   +19 08 32     3.096    4.013  155.0    6.0   102   29.6 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   08 19 50.8   +19 11 11     3.105    4.016  153.8    6.2   102   29.7 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   08 19 03.0   +19 13 45     3.114    4.018  152.6    6.5   102   29.7 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   08 18 16.2   +19 16 16     3.124    4.020  151.4    6.8   102   29.7 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   08 17 30.3   +19 18 44     3.134    4.022  150.2    7.0   102   29.7 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   08 16 45.3   +19 21 07     3.144    4.025  149.0    7.3   102   29.7 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   08 16 01.3   +19 23 27     3.155    4.027  147.8    7.5   102   29.8 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   08 15 18.3   +19 25 43     3.166    4.029  146.6    7.8   102   29.8 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   08 14 36.3   +19 27 55     3.177    4.031  145.5    8.0   102   29.8 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   08 13 55.3   +19 30 03     3.188    4.034  144.3    8.2   102   29.8 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   08 13 15.4   +19 32 08     3.199    4.036  143.1    8.5   102   29.8 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   08 12 36.6   +19 34 08     3.211    4.038  142.0    8.7   102   29.8 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   08 11 58.8   +19 36 05     3.223    4.040  140.8    8.9   102   29.9 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   08 11 22.1   +19 37 58     3.236    4.042  139.7    9.1   102   29.9 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   08 10 46.6   +19 39 47     3.248    4.044  138.5    9.3   102   29.9 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   08 10 12.2   +19 41 32     3.261    4.046  137.4    9.5   102   29.9 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   08 09 38.9   +19 43 13     3.274    4.049  136.2    9.8   102   29.9 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   08 09 06.7   +19 44 51     3.287    4.051  135.1   10.0   102   30.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   08 08 35.7   +19 46 25     3.300    4.053  134.0   10.1   102   30.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   08 08 05.8   +19 47 55     3.314    4.055  132.9   10.3   102   30.0 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   08 07 37.1   +19 49 21     3.328    4.057  131.8   10.5   102   30.0 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   08 07 09.6   +19 50 43     3.342    4.059  130.6   10.7   102   30.0 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   08 06 43.2   +19 52 02     3.356    4.061  129.5   10.9   102   30.0 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   08 06 18.0   +19 53 17     3.370    4.063  128.4   11.0   102   30.1 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   08 05 54.1   +19 54 28     3.385    4.065  127.3   11.2   102   30.1 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   08 05 31.3   +19 55 36     3.399    4.067  126.3   11.4   102   30.1 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   08 05 09.6   +19 56 40     3.414    4.069  125.2   11.5   102   30.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.