2008 UU95
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Dec 2025	29.6	3.888 AU	3.038 AU	09h04m	+16°27'	145.5°	8.2°

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
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   09 04 12.9   +16 27 46     3.038    3.888  145.5    8.2   287   29.6 
2025-12-31 05:45 UT   09 04 02.2   +16 28 29     3.036    3.889  145.8    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 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   08 56 56.7   +16 56 60     2.992    3.914  156.5    5.8   287   29.5 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   08 56 04.3   +17 00 27     2.989    3.917  157.7    5.5   287   29.5 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   08 55 11.1   +17 03 57     2.986    3.920  159.0    5.2   287   29.5 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   08 54 17.3   +17 07 28     2.983    3.922  160.2    4.9   287   29.4 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   08 53 22.9   +17 11 01     2.980    3.925  161.5    4.6   287   29.4 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   08 52 27.9   +17 14 35     2.978    3.928  162.7    4.3   287   29.4 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   08 51 32.4   +17 18 11     2.976    3.931  163.9    4.0   287   29.4 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   08 50 36.4   +17 21 47     2.974    3.933  165.2    3.7   287   29.4 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   08 49 39.9   +17 25 24     2.973    3.936  166.4    3.4   287   29.4 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   08 48 43.0   +17 29 02     2.972    3.939  167.7    3.1   287   29.3 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   08 47 45.8   +17 32 40     2.971    3.941  169.0    2.7   287   29.3 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   08 46 48.2   +17 36 19     2.971    3.944  170.2    2.4   287   29.3 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   08 45 50.3   +17 39 57     2.971    3.947  171.5    2.1   287   29.3 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   08 44 52.2   +17 43 36     2.971    3.949  172.7    1.8   288   29.3 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   08 43 53.9   +17 47 14     2.972    3.952  174.0    1.5   288   29.2 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   08 42 55.5   +17 50 51     2.973    3.954  175.2    1.2   289   29.2 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   08 41 56.9   +17 54 28     2.974    3.957  176.5    0.9   290   29.2 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   08 40 58.3   +17 58 04     2.976    3.960  177.7    0.6   293   29.2 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   08 39 59.7   +18 01 38     2.978    3.962  179.0    0.3   303   29.1 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   08 39 01.1   +18 05 12     2.980    3.965  179.6    0.1    53   29.1 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   08 38 02.6   +18 08 44     2.983    3.967  178.4    0.4    92   29.1 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   08 37 04.2   +18 12 14     2.986    3.970  177.2    0.7    98   29.2 

    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.