2008 UU95
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Dec 2025	29.9	3.821 AU	3.230 AU	09h16m	+15°39'	120.2°	12.9°

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
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   09 16 04.1   +15 39 05     3.230    3.821  120.2   12.9   288   29.9 
2025-12-09 02:52 UT   09 16 01.8   +15 39 14     3.229    3.822  120.3   12.9   288   29.9 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   09 15 44.2   +15 40 25     3.220    3.824  121.3   12.7   288   29.9 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   09 15 23.1   +15 41 50     3.209    3.828  122.4   12.6   288   29.9 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   09 15 00.8   +15 43 21     3.199    3.831  123.5   12.4   288   29.9 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   09 14 37.3   +15 44 57     3.188    3.834  124.6   12.2   288   29.9 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   09 14 12.5   +15 46 39     3.178    3.837  125.7   12.0   288   29.8 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   09 13 46.5   +15 48 25     3.168    3.840  126.8   11.8   287   29.8 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   09 13 19.3   +15 50 17     3.159    3.843  128.0   11.6   287   29.8 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   09 12 50.9   +15 52 14     3.149    3.846  129.1   11.5   287   29.8 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   09 12 21.3   +15 54 16     3.140    3.850  130.2   11.3   287   29.8 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   09 11 50.5   +15 56 24     3.131    3.853  131.4   11.0   287   29.8 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   09 11 18.5   +15 58 36     3.122    3.856  132.5   10.8   287   29.8 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   09 10 45.4   +16 00 53     3.113    3.859  133.7   10.6   287   29.8 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   09 10 11.1   +16 03 14     3.104    3.862  134.9   10.4   287   29.7 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   09 09 35.6   +16 05 41     3.096    3.865  136.0   10.2   287   29.7 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   09 08 59.0   +16 08 12     3.088    3.868  137.2   10.0   287   29.7 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   09 08 21.4   +16 10 47     3.080    3.871  138.4    9.7   287   29.7 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   09 07 42.6   +16 13 27     3.072    3.874  139.6    9.5   287   29.7 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   09 07 02.7   +16 16 11     3.065    3.877  140.7    9.2   287   29.7 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   09 06 21.8   +16 18 59     3.058    3.880  141.9    9.0   287   29.7 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   09 05 39.8   +16 21 51     3.051    3.883  143.1    8.7   287   29.7 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   09 04 56.9   +16 24 46     3.044    3.885  144.3    8.5   287   29.6 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   09 04 12.9   +16 27 46     3.038    3.888  145.5    8.2   287   29.6 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   09 03 28.0   +16 30 48     3.032    3.891  146.7    8.0   287   29.6 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   09 02 42.1   +16 33 55     3.026    3.894  147.9    7.7   287   29.6 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   09 01 55.3   +16 37 04     3.020    3.897  149.1    7.4   287   29.6 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   09 01 07.6   +16 40 17     3.015    3.900  150.4    7.2   287   29.6 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   09 00 19.1   +16 43 32     3.010    3.903  151.6    6.9   287   29.6 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   08 59 29.7   +16 46 50     3.005    3.906  152.8    6.6   287   29.5 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   08 58 39.5   +16 50 11     3.000    3.908  154.0    6.3   287   29.5 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   08 57 48.5   +16 53 34     2.996    3.911  155.3    6.0   287   29.5 

    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.