(518678) 2008 UZ94
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Mar 2026	22.8	3.136 AU	2.542 AU	14h20m	-40°19'	118.2°	16.2°

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 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
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   14 20 34.4   -40 19 50     2.542    3.136  118.2   16.2   305   22.8 
2026-03-09 05:48 UT   14 20 26.2   -40 20 11     2.539    3.137  118.5   16.2   306   22.8 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   14 19 59.9   -40 21 12     2.532    3.139  119.2   16.0   306   22.8 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   14 19 23.8   -40 22 21     2.523    3.142  120.2   15.9   307   22.7 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   14 18 45.8   -40 23 18     2.514    3.145  121.1   15.7   307   22.7 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   14 18 06.2   -40 24 01     2.505    3.148  122.1   15.5   308   22.7 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   14 17 24.9   -40 24 32     2.497    3.151  123.0   15.3   309   22.7 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   14 16 41.9   -40 24 49     2.488    3.154  124.0   15.2   310   22.7 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   14 15 57.3   -40 24 52     2.480    3.157  125.0   15.0   311   22.7 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   14 15 11.0   -40 24 42     2.472    3.160  125.9   14.8   311   22.7 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   14 14 23.1   -40 24 17     2.464    3.163  126.9   14.6   312   22.7 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   14 13 33.7   -40 23 37     2.456    3.166  127.8   14.4   313   22.6 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   14 12 42.7   -40 22 43     2.448    3.168  128.8   14.2   314   22.6 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   14 11 50.2   -40 21 34     2.440    3.171  129.8   14.0   315   22.6 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   14 10 56.3   -40 20 09     2.433    3.174  130.7   13.8   316   22.6 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   14 10 01.0   -40 18 28     2.426    3.177  131.7   13.6   317   22.6 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   14 09 04.3   -40 16 32     2.419    3.180  132.6   13.3   318   22.6 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   14 08 06.2   -40 14 20     2.412    3.183  133.6   13.1   319   22.6 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   14 07 06.9   -40 11 52     2.406    3.185  134.5   12.9   320   22.6 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   14 06 06.4   -40 09 08     2.399    3.188  135.5   12.7   321   22.5 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   14 05 04.7   -40 06 07     2.393    3.191  136.4   12.5   322   22.5 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   14 04 02.0   -40 02 49     2.387    3.194  137.3   12.2   324   22.5 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   14 02 58.1   -39 59 15     2.382    3.196  138.2   12.0   325   22.5 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   14 01 53.2   -39 55 24     2.376    3.199  139.2   11.8   326   22.5 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   14 00 47.4   -39 51 16     2.371    3.202  140.1   11.6   328   22.5 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   13 59 40.7   -39 46 52     2.366    3.205  141.0   11.3   329   22.5 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   13 58 33.2   -39 42 10     2.361    3.207  141.8   11.1   330   22.5 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   13 57 24.9   -39 37 11     2.357    3.210  142.7   10.9   332   22.5 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   13 56 15.9   -39 31 56     2.352    3.213  143.6   10.7   334   22.4 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   13 55 06.3   -39 26 23     2.348    3.215  144.4   10.4   335   22.4 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   13 53 56.1   -39 20 33     2.344    3.218  145.2   10.2   337   22.4 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   13 52 45.3   -39 14 26     2.341    3.220  146.0   10.0   339   22.4 

    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.