(518678) 2008 UZ94
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Aug 2026	23.7	3.422 AU	3.533 AU	13h26m	-22°21'	75.5°	16.7°

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
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   13 26 19.3   -22 21 40     3.533    3.422   75.5   16.7   115   23.7 
2026-08-06 12:28 UT   13 26 44.7   -22 20 49     3.541    3.423   75.1   16.6   116   23.7 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   13 27 08.3   -22 20 03     3.548    3.423   74.7   16.6   116   23.7 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   13 27 57.9   -22 18 33     3.563    3.424   73.9   16.5   116   23.7 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   13 28 48.1   -22 17 09     3.578    3.425   73.1   16.5   116   23.7 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   13 29 38.9   -22 15 52     3.593    3.425   72.4   16.4   116   23.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   13 30 30.2   -22 14 42     3.608    3.426   71.6   16.3   116   23.7 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   13 31 22.1   -22 13 37     3.623    3.427   70.8   16.2   116   23.7 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   13 32 14.5   -22 12 39     3.638    3.428   70.1   16.1   116   23.7 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   13 33 07.4   -22 11 47     3.653    3.428   69.3   16.0   116   23.7 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   13 34 00.9   -22 11 01     3.667    3.429   68.6   16.0   116   23.7 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   13 34 54.9   -22 10 20     3.682    3.430   67.8   15.9   117   23.7 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   13 35 49.4   -22 09 46     3.696    3.430   67.0   15.8   117   23.8 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   13 36 44.4   -22 09 16     3.710    3.431   66.3   15.7   117   23.8 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   13 37 39.9   -22 08 53     3.725    3.432   65.5   15.6   117   23.8 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   13 38 35.8   -22 08 35     3.739    3.432   64.8   15.5   117   23.8 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   13 39 32.3   -22 08 22     3.753    3.433   64.0   15.4   117   23.8 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   13 40 29.2   -22 08 14     3.767    3.433   63.3   15.3   117   23.8 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   13 41 26.5   -22 08 11     3.781    3.434   62.6   15.1   117   23.8 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   13 42 24.3   -22 08 13     3.795    3.435   61.8   15.0   117   23.8 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   13 43 22.6   -22 08 20     3.808    3.435   61.1   14.9   117   23.8 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   13 44 21.3   -22 08 32     3.822    3.436   60.3   14.8   117   23.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   13 45 20.4   -22 08 48     3.835    3.436   59.6   14.7   118   23.8 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   13 46 19.9   -22 09 09     3.849    3.437   58.9   14.6   118   23.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   13 47 19.8   -22 09 35     3.862    3.437   58.1   14.4   118   23.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   13 48 20.2   -22 10 05     3.875    3.438   57.4   14.3   118   23.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   13 49 20.9   -22 10 39     3.888    3.438   56.7   14.2   118   23.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   13 50 22.1   -22 11 17     3.901    3.438   55.9   14.1   118   23.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   13 51 23.6   -22 11 59     3.914    3.439   55.2   13.9   118   23.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   13 52 25.6   -22 12 45     3.926    3.439   54.5   13.8   118   23.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   13 53 27.9   -22 13 36     3.939    3.440   53.7   13.7   118   23.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   13 54 30.6   -22 14 30     3.951    3.440   53.0   13.5   118   23.8 

    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.