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2008 UU95
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today2 Mar 202629.94.042 AU3.236 AU08h11m+19°37'139.7°9.1°
2008 UU95 - 2026-03-02
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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
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   08 11 22.1   +19 37 58     3.236    4.042  139.7    9.1   102   29.9 
2026-03-02 08:06 UT   08 11 10.0   +19 38 35     3.240    4.043  139.3    9.2   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 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   08 04 49.2   +19 57 40     3.429    4.071  124.1   11.7   102   30.1 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   08 04 30.0   +19 58 37     3.444    4.073  123.0   11.8   102   30.1 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   08 04 11.9   +19 59 30     3.460    4.075  122.0   12.0   102   30.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   08 03 55.1   +20 00 20     3.475    4.077  120.9   12.1   102   30.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   08 03 39.4   +20 01 06     3.491    4.079  119.8   12.2   102   30.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   08 03 25.0   +20 01 48     3.507    4.081  118.8   12.4   102   30.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   08 03 11.7   +20 02 27     3.523    4.083  117.7   12.5   102   30.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   08 02 59.6   +20 03 02     3.539    4.085  116.7   12.6   102   30.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   08 02 48.7   +20 03 34     3.555    4.086  115.7   12.7   102   30.3 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   08 02 38.9   +20 04 03     3.571    4.088  114.6   12.8   102   30.3 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   08 02 30.3   +20 04 28     3.587    4.090  113.6   12.9   102   30.3 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   08 02 22.8   +20 04 50     3.604    4.092  112.6   13.0   102   30.3 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   08 02 16.5   +20 05 09     3.620    4.094  111.6   13.1   102   30.3 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   08 02 11.3   +20 05 24     3.637    4.096  110.6   13.2   102   30.3 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   08 02 07.3   +20 05 36     3.654    4.098  109.6   13.3   102   30.3 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   08 02 04.3   +20 05 45     3.671    4.099  108.6   13.4   102   30.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   08 02 02.4   +20 05 51     3.687    4.101  107.6   13.4   102   30.4 


    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.