2008 UU95
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today21 Apr 202630.64.134 AU4.034 AU08h05m+19°57'88.6°14.1°
2008 UU95 - 2026-04-21
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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
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   08 05 00.4   +19 57 19     4.034    4.134   88.6   14.1   102   30.6 
2026-04-21 08:57 UT   08 05 07.3   +19 56 59     4.041    4.135   88.3   14.1   102   30.6 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   08 05 19.2   +19 56 24     4.052    4.136   87.7   14.1   102   30.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   08 05 38.9   +19 55 26     4.069    4.138   86.8   14.0   102   30.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   08 05 59.4   +19 54 25     4.087    4.139   86.0   14.0   102   30.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   08 06 20.7   +19 53 22     4.104    4.141   85.1   14.0   102   30.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   08 06 42.8   +19 52 16     4.121    4.142   84.2   14.0   102   30.6 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   08 07 05.8   +19 51 07     4.139    4.144   83.3   14.0   102   30.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   08 07 29.5   +19 49 56     4.156    4.145   82.4   13.9   102   30.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   08 07 53.9   +19 48 42     4.173    4.146   81.5   13.9   102   30.7 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   08 08 19.2   +19 47 26     4.190    4.148   80.7   13.9   102   30.7 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   08 08 45.2   +19 46 07     4.207    4.149   79.8   13.8   102   30.7 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   08 09 11.9   +19 44 45     4.224    4.151   78.9   13.8   102   30.7 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   08 09 39.3   +19 43 21     4.241    4.152   78.1   13.7   102   30.7 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   08 10 07.5   +19 41 55     4.258    4.154   77.2   13.7   102   30.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   08 10 36.3   +19 40 26     4.275    4.155   76.4   13.6   102   30.7 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   08 11 05.9   +19 38 55     4.292    4.156   75.5   13.6   103   30.7 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   08 11 36.1   +19 37 21     4.309    4.158   74.7   13.5   103   30.7 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   08 12 06.9   +19 35 44     4.326    4.159   73.8   13.5   103   30.7 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   08 12 38.5   +19 34 06     4.342    4.160   73.0   13.4   103   30.8 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   08 13 10.6   +19 32 25     4.359    4.162   72.2   13.4   103   30.8 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   08 13 43.5   +19 30 41     4.375    4.163   71.3   13.3   103   30.8 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   08 14 16.9   +19 28 55     4.391    4.164   70.5   13.2   103   30.8 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   08 14 50.9   +19 27 06     4.408    4.166   69.7   13.1   103   30.8 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   08 15 25.6   +19 25 15     4.424    4.167   68.8   13.1   103   30.8 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   08 16 00.8   +19 23 22     4.440    4.168   68.0   13.0   103   30.8 
2026-05-16 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 


    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.