2008 UU95
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Jan 2026	29.2	3.970 AU	2.986 AU	08h37m	+18°12'	177.2°	0.7°

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
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   08 37 04.2   +18 12 14     2.986    3.970  177.2    0.7    98   29.2 
2026-01-30 05:55 UT   08 36 49.8   +18 13 06     2.986    3.970  176.9    0.8    98   29.2 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   08 36 06.0   +18 15 43     2.989    3.972  176.0    1.0   100   29.2 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   08 35 08.0   +18 19 10     2.993    3.975  174.7    1.3   101   29.2 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   08 34 10.2   +18 22 35     2.997    3.977  173.5    1.6   101   29.3 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   08 33 12.7   +18 25 58     3.001    3.980  172.2    1.9   102   29.3 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   08 32 15.5   +18 29 19     3.006    3.982  171.0    2.2   102   29.3 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   08 31 18.7   +18 32 37     3.011    3.985  169.7    2.5   102   29.4 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   08 30 22.3   +18 35 53     3.016    3.987  168.5    2.8   102   29.4 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   08 29 26.3   +18 39 06     3.022    3.990  167.2    3.1   102   29.4 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   08 28 30.8   +18 42 16     3.028    3.992  166.0    3.4   102   29.4 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   08 27 35.9   +18 45 24     3.034    3.994  164.8    3.7   103   29.5 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   08 26 41.5   +18 48 29     3.041    3.997  163.5    4.0   103   29.5 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   08 25 47.7   +18 51 30     3.048    3.999  162.3    4.3   103   29.5 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   08 24 54.5   +18 54 29     3.055    4.002  161.1    4.6   103   29.5 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   08 24 02.0   +18 57 24     3.063    4.004  159.9    4.9   103   29.5 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   08 23 10.2   +19 00 16     3.070    4.006  158.6    5.2   103   29.6 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   08 22 19.2   +19 03 05     3.079    4.009  157.4    5.4   103   29.6 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   08 21 28.9   +19 05 51     3.087    4.011  156.2    5.7   102   29.6 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   08 20 39.4   +19 08 32     3.096    4.013  155.0    6.0   102   29.6 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   08 19 50.8   +19 11 11     3.105    4.016  153.8    6.2   102   29.7 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   08 19 03.0   +19 13 45     3.114    4.018  152.6    6.5   102   29.7 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   08 18 16.2   +19 16 16     3.124    4.020  151.4    6.8   102   29.7 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   08 17 30.3   +19 18 44     3.134    4.022  150.2    7.0   102   29.7 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   08 16 45.3   +19 21 07     3.144    4.025  149.0    7.3   102   29.7 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   08 16 01.3   +19 23 27     3.155    4.027  147.8    7.5   102   29.8 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   08 15 18.3   +19 25 43     3.166    4.029  146.6    7.8   102   29.8 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   08 14 36.3   +19 27 55     3.177    4.031  145.5    8.0   102   29.8 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   08 13 55.3   +19 30 03     3.188    4.034  144.3    8.2   102   29.8 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   08 13 15.4   +19 32 08     3.199    4.036  143.1    8.5   102   29.8 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   08 12 36.6   +19 34 08     3.211    4.038  142.0    8.7   102   29.8 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   08 11 58.8   +19 36 05     3.223    4.040  140.8    8.9   102   29.9 

    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.