(518678) 2008 UZ94
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Apr 2026	22.4	3.220 AU	2.341 AU	13h52m	-39°14'	146.0°	10.0°

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
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   13 52 45.3   -39 14 26     2.341    3.220  146.0   10.0   339   22.4 
2026-04-08 13:06 UT   13 52 06.5   -39 10 59     2.339    3.222  146.5    9.9   340   22.4 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   13 51 34.2   -39 08 02     2.338    3.223  146.8    9.8   341   22.4 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   13 50 22.6   -39 01 22     2.335    3.226  147.6    9.6   343   22.4 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   13 49 10.8   -38 54 24     2.332    3.228  148.3    9.4   345   22.4 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   13 47 58.7   -38 47 10     2.330    3.231  149.1    9.2   347   22.4 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   13 46 46.5   -38 39 40     2.327    3.233  149.7    9.0   349   22.4 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   13 45 34.1   -38 31 54     2.325    3.236  150.4    8.8   351   22.4 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   13 44 21.8   -38 23 51     2.324    3.238  151.0    8.6   353   22.4 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   13 43 09.5   -38 15 33     2.323    3.241  151.6    8.5   356   22.3 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   13 41 57.3   -38 07 00     2.321    3.243  152.1    8.3   358   22.3 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   13 40 45.3   -37 58 12     2.321    3.245  152.7    8.2     1   22.3 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   13 39 33.6   -37 49 08     2.320    3.248  153.1    8.0     4   22.3 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   13 38 22.2   -37 39 51     2.320    3.250  153.5    7.9     6   22.3 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   13 37 11.3   -37 30 20     2.320    3.253  153.9    7.8     9   22.3 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   13 36 00.8   -37 20 35     2.321    3.255  154.2    7.7    12   22.3 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   13 34 50.9   -37 10 37     2.321    3.257  154.5    7.6    15   22.3 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   13 33 41.6   -37 00 26     2.322    3.260  154.7    7.6    18   22.3 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   13 32 32.9   -36 50 04     2.324    3.262  154.8    7.5    21   22.3 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   13 31 25.0   -36 39 30     2.325    3.264  154.9    7.5    24   22.3 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   13 30 17.9   -36 28 44     2.327    3.267  155.0    7.5    27   22.3 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   13 29 11.6   -36 17 49     2.329    3.269  154.9    7.5    30   22.3 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   13 28 06.2   -36 06 43     2.332    3.271  154.9    7.5    33   22.3 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   13 27 01.7   -35 55 27     2.334    3.273  154.7    7.5    36   22.3 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   13 25 58.2   -35 44 03     2.337    3.276  154.5    7.6    39   22.3 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   13 24 55.8   -35 32 30     2.341    3.278  154.3    7.7    42   22.4 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   13 23 54.4   -35 20 50     2.344    3.280  154.0    7.7    45   22.4 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   13 22 54.1   -35 09 02     2.348    3.282  153.6    7.8    48   22.4 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   13 21 55.0   -34 57 07     2.353    3.285  153.2    7.9    51   22.4 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   13 20 57.1   -34 45 06     2.357    3.287  152.8    8.1    53   22.4 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   13 20 00.5   -34 32 60     2.362    3.289  152.3    8.2    56   22.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   13 19 05.1   -34 20 48     2.367    3.291  151.8    8.3    58   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.