(518678) 2008 UZ94
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Jan 2026	23.1	2.903 AU	3.199 AU	14h00m	-34°30'	63.8°	17.7°

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
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   14 00 51.2   -34 30 41     3.199    2.903   63.8   17.7   281   23.1 
2026-01-03 01:45 UT   14 00 55.5   -34 31 14     3.198    2.903   63.9   17.7   281   23.1 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   14 01 49.5   -34 38 17     3.190    2.907   64.6   17.8   281   23.1 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   14 02 46.9   -34 45 52     3.182    2.911   65.3   17.9   281   23.1 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   14 03 43.4   -34 53 23     3.173    2.915   66.0   17.9   282   23.1 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   14 04 39.1   -35 00 52     3.164    2.919   66.7   18.0   282   23.1 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   14 05 33.8   -35 08 19     3.155    2.923   67.4   18.1   282   23.1 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   14 06 27.5   -35 15 42     3.146    2.927   68.2   18.2   282   23.1 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   14 07 20.3   -35 23 03     3.137    2.931   68.9   18.2   283   23.1 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   14 08 12.2   -35 30 21     3.128    2.935   69.7   18.3   283   23.1 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   14 09 03.0   -35 37 37     3.119    2.939   70.4   18.4   283   23.1 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   14 09 52.8   -35 44 49     3.110    2.943   71.2   18.4   283   23.1 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   14 10 41.6   -35 51 59     3.100    2.947   71.9   18.5   284   23.1 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   14 11 29.4   -35 59 06     3.091    2.951   72.7   18.6   284   23.1 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   14 12 16.0   -36 06 09     3.081    2.955   73.4   18.6   284   23.1 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   14 13 01.6   -36 13 09     3.071    2.959   74.2   18.7   285   23.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   14 13 46.1   -36 20 07     3.061    2.963   75.0   18.7   285   23.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   14 14 29.4   -36 27 01     3.052    2.967   75.7   18.8   285   23.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   14 15 11.6   -36 33 51     3.042    2.970   76.5   18.8   285   23.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   14 15 52.7   -36 40 39     3.032    2.974   77.3   18.8   286   23.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   14 16 32.5   -36 47 22     3.021    2.978   78.1   18.9   286   23.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   14 17 11.2   -36 54 02     3.011    2.982   78.9   18.9   286   23.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   14 17 48.6   -37 00 39     3.001    2.986   79.6   18.9   286   23.1 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   14 18 24.8   -37 07 12     2.991    2.989   80.4   19.0   287   23.1 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   14 18 59.7   -37 13 41     2.980    2.993   81.2   19.0   287   23.1 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   14 19 33.3   -37 20 06     2.970    2.997   82.0   19.0   287   23.1 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   14 20 05.7   -37 26 27     2.960    3.001   82.9   19.0   288   23.1 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   14 20 36.7   -37 32 44     2.949    3.004   83.7   19.0   288   23.1 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   14 21 06.4   -37 38 58     2.939    3.008   84.5   19.0   288   23.1 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   14 21 34.8   -37 45 06     2.928    3.012   85.3   19.0   289   23.1 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   14 22 01.8   -37 51 11     2.917    3.015   86.1   19.0   289   23.1 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   14 22 27.4   -37 57 11     2.907    3.019   86.9   19.0   289   23.1 

    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.