2008 UU95
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 May 2026	30.8	4.168 AU	4.440 AU	08h16m	+19°23'	68.0°	13.0°

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
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   08 16 00.8   +19 23 22     4.440    4.168   68.0   13.0   103   30.8 
2026-05-15 13:53 UT   08 16 21.5   +19 22 16     4.449    4.169   67.5   12.9   103   30.8 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   08 16 36.7   +19 21 27     4.456    4.170   67.2   12.9   103   30.8 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   08 17 13.1   +19 19 28     4.472    4.171   66.4   12.8   103   30.8 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   08 17 50.0   +19 17 28     4.488    4.172   65.6   12.8   103   30.8 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   08 18 27.5   +19 15 25     4.503    4.173   64.7   12.7   103   30.8 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   08 19 05.6   +19 13 20     4.519    4.174   63.9   12.6   103   30.8 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   08 19 44.1   +19 11 13     4.534    4.176   63.1   12.5   103   30.8 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   08 20 23.2   +19 09 03     4.550    4.177   62.3   12.4   103   30.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   08 21 02.8   +19 06 51     4.565    4.178   61.5   12.3   103   30.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   08 21 42.9   +19 04 36     4.580    4.179   60.7   12.2   104   30.8 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   08 22 23.4   +19 02 20     4.595    4.180   59.9   12.1   104   30.8 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   08 23 04.5   +19 00 01     4.610    4.182   59.1   12.0   104   30.8 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   08 23 45.9   +18 57 40     4.624    4.183   58.3   11.9   104   30.8 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   08 24 27.9   +18 55 16     4.639    4.184   57.6   11.8   104   30.8 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   08 25 10.3   +18 52 51     4.654    4.185   56.8   11.7   104   30.9 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   08 25 53.1   +18 50 23     4.668    4.186   56.0   11.6   104   30.9 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   08 26 36.3   +18 47 53     4.682    4.187   55.2   11.5   104   30.9 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   08 27 19.9   +18 45 21     4.696    4.188   54.4   11.4   104   30.9 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   08 28 04.0   +18 42 47     4.710    4.189   53.6   11.2   104   30.9 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   08 28 48.4   +18 40 10     4.724    4.190   52.9   11.1   104   30.9 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   08 29 33.3   +18 37 32     4.738    4.191   52.1   11.0   104   30.9 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   08 30 18.5   +18 34 51     4.751    4.192   51.3   10.9   104   30.9 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   08 31 04.1   +18 32 08     4.764    4.193   50.5   10.8   104   30.9 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   08 31 50.1   +18 29 23     4.778    4.194   49.8   10.6   104   30.9 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   08 32 36.4   +18 26 36     4.791    4.195   49.0   10.5   105   30.9 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   08 33 23.0   +18 23 47     4.804    4.196   48.2   10.4   105   30.9 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   08 34 10.1   +18 20 55     4.816    4.197   47.5   10.3   105   30.9 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   08 34 57.4   +18 18 02     4.829    4.198   46.7   10.1   105   30.9 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   08 35 45.1   +18 15 06     4.841    4.199   45.9   10.0   105   30.9 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   08 36 33.1   +18 12 09     4.854    4.200   45.2    9.9   105   30.9 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   08 37 21.4   +18 09 09     4.866    4.201   44.4    9.7   105   30.9 

    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.