(518678) 2008 UZ94
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Feb 2026	23.0	3.068 AU	2.756 AU	14h25m	-39°12'	98.9°	18.5°

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
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   14 25 49.4   -39 12 17     2.756    3.068   98.9   18.5   294   23.0 
2026-02-16 03:12 UT   14 25 49.8   -39 12 54     2.754    3.069   99.0   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 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   14 22 34.5   -40 12 28     2.580    3.123  114.5   16.8   303   22.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   14 22 07.1   -40 14 35     2.570    3.127  115.4   16.7   303   22.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   14 21 38.0   -40 16 32     2.560    3.130  116.3   16.5   304   22.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   14 21 07.1   -40 18 17     2.551    3.133  117.3   16.4   305   22.8 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   14 20 34.4   -40 19 50     2.542    3.136  118.2   16.2   305   22.8 
2026-03-10 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 

    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.