2008 UU95
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Oct 2025	30.2	3.668 AU	3.762 AU	09h11m	+16°05'	77.0°	15.3°

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
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   09 11 42.0   +16 05 23     3.762    3.668   77.0   15.3   287   30.2 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   09 12 10.0   +16 03 11     3.750    3.672   77.9   15.3   287   30.2 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   09 12 37.1   +16 01 02     3.738    3.675   78.7   15.4   287   30.2 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   09 13 03.3   +15 58 57     3.726    3.679   79.6   15.4   287   30.2 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   09 13 28.6   +15 56 55     3.714    3.683   80.5   15.4   287   30.2 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   09 13 52.9   +15 54 58     3.702    3.687   81.4   15.4   287   30.2 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   09 14 16.4   +15 53 04     3.689    3.690   82.3   15.5   287   30.2 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   09 14 38.9   +15 51 14     3.677    3.694   83.2   15.5   287   30.2 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   09 15 00.4   +15 49 29     3.665    3.698   84.1   15.5   287   30.2 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   09 15 21.0   +15 47 47     3.653    3.701   85.0   15.5   287   30.2 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   09 15 40.7   +15 46 10     3.640    3.705   86.0   15.5   287   30.2 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   09 15 59.4   +15 44 36     3.628    3.709   86.9   15.5   287   30.2 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   09 16 17.1   +15 43 07     3.615    3.712   87.8   15.5   287   30.2 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   09 16 33.8   +15 41 43     3.603    3.716   88.7   15.5   288   30.2 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   09 16 49.5   +15 40 23     3.591    3.720   89.7   15.4   288   30.2 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   09 17 04.2   +15 39 07     3.578    3.723   90.6   15.4   288   30.2 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   09 17 17.9   +15 37 56     3.566    3.727   91.6   15.4   288   30.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   09 17 30.5   +15 36 49     3.553    3.730   92.5   15.4   288   30.1 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   09 17 42.1   +15 35 47     3.541    3.734   93.5   15.3   288   30.1 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   09 17 52.6   +15 34 50     3.528    3.737   94.4   15.3   288   30.1 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   09 18 02.0   +15 33 58     3.516    3.741   95.4   15.3   288   30.1 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   09 18 10.4   +15 33 11     3.503    3.744   96.4   15.2   288   30.1 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   09 18 17.6   +15 32 28     3.491    3.748   97.4   15.2   288   30.1 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   09 18 23.8   +15 31 51     3.478    3.751   98.3   15.1   288   30.1 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   09 18 28.8   +15 31 18     3.466    3.755   99.3   15.1   288   30.1 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   09 18 32.7   +15 30 51     3.453    3.758  100.3   15.0   288   30.1 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   09 18 35.5   +15 30 29     3.441    3.762  101.3   14.9   288   30.1 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   09 18 37.1   +15 30 12     3.429    3.765  102.3   14.9   288   30.1 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   09 18 37.6   +15 30 00     3.416    3.769  103.3   14.8   288   30.1 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   09 18 36.9   +15 29 54     3.404    3.772  104.3   14.7   288   30.1 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   09 18 35.1   +15 29 53     3.392    3.775  105.4   14.6   288   30.0 

    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.