(518678) 2008 UZ94
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Feb 2026	23.1	3.019 AU	2.907 AU	14h22m	-37°57'	86.9°	19.0°

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 UZ94 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5724000
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1908785
            i (Inclination)                 : 30.25339
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 248.21790
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 159.71826
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 84.50685
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 230.51385
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.05796
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.24            
        

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
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   14 22 27.4   -37 57 11     2.907    3.019   86.9   19.0   289   23.1 
2026-02-02 01:47 UT   14 22 29.3   -37 57 38     2.906    3.019   87.0   19.0   289   23.1 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   14 22 51.6   -38 03 07     2.896    3.023   87.8   19.0   290   23.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   14 23 14.4   -38 08 58     2.885    3.026   88.6   19.0   290   23.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   14 23 35.8   -38 14 44     2.874    3.030   89.4   19.0   290   23.0 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   14 23 55.6   -38 20 25     2.864    3.033   90.3   19.0   291   23.0 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   14 24 14.0   -38 26 02     2.853    3.037   91.1   18.9   291   23.0 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   14 24 30.9   -38 31 33     2.842    3.040   92.0   18.9   291   23.0 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   14 24 46.3   -38 36 59     2.831    3.044   92.8   18.9   292   23.0 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   14 25 00.1   -38 42 19     2.820    3.047   93.7   18.9   292   23.0 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   14 25 12.3   -38 47 34     2.810    3.051   94.5   18.8   292   23.0 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   14 25 23.0   -38 52 43     2.799    3.054   95.4   18.8   293   23.0 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   14 25 32.0   -38 57 46     2.788    3.058   96.3   18.7   293   23.0 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   14 25 39.5   -39 02 43     2.777    3.061   97.2   18.7   293   23.0 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   14 25 45.2   -39 07 33     2.766    3.065   98.0   18.6   294   23.0 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   14 25 49.4   -39 12 17     2.756    3.068   98.9   18.5   294   23.0 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   14 25 51.8   -39 16 54     2.745    3.071   99.8   18.5   295   23.0 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   14 25 52.6   -39 21 24     2.734    3.075  100.7   18.4   295   23.0 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   14 25 51.6   -39 25 47     2.723    3.078  101.6   18.3   296   22.9 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   14 25 48.9   -39 30 03     2.713    3.082  102.5   18.3   296   22.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   14 25 44.5   -39 34 10     2.702    3.085  103.4   18.2   296   22.9 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   14 25 38.4   -39 38 11     2.692    3.088  104.3   18.1   297   22.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   14 25 30.5   -39 42 03     2.681    3.091  105.2   18.0   297   22.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   14 25 20.9   -39 45 46     2.671    3.095  106.1   17.9   298   22.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   14 25 09.5   -39 49 21     2.660    3.098  107.0   17.8   298   22.9 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   14 24 56.3   -39 52 48     2.650    3.101  107.9   17.7   299   22.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   14 24 41.4   -39 56 05     2.639    3.104  108.9   17.6   299   22.9 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   14 24 24.7   -39 59 14     2.629    3.108  109.8   17.5   300   22.9 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   14 24 06.2   -40 02 12     2.619    3.111  110.7   17.3   300   22.8 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   14 23 46.0   -40 05 01     2.609    3.114  111.6   17.2   301   22.8 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   14 23 23.9   -40 07 41     2.599    3.117  112.6   17.1   302   22.8 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   14 23 00.1   -40 10 09     2.589    3.120  113.5   16.9   302   22.8 

    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.