2019 UB7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jun 2026	27.4	2.600 AU	1.588 AU	17h52m	-25°13'	172.9°	2.8°

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 2019 UB7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6561296
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0449896
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.05728
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 302.97320
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 180.57301
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 6.74658
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 303.54584
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.02057
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.92            
        

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
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   17 52 00.2   -25 13 13     1.588    2.600  172.9    2.8    76   27.4 
2026-06-27 12:38 UT   17 51 13.0   -25 12 40     1.592    2.603  172.3    3.0    78   27.5 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   17 50 30.8   -25 12 10     1.596    2.606  171.7    3.2    79   27.5 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   17 49 02.6   -25 11 04     1.604    2.611  170.4    3.7    80   27.5 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   17 47 35.8   -25 09 54     1.612    2.617  169.2    4.2    82   27.6 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   17 46 10.3   -25 08 40     1.620    2.623  167.9    4.7    83   27.6 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   17 44 46.3   -25 07 24     1.628    2.628  166.7    5.1    84   27.7 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   17 43 23.8   -25 06 05     1.637    2.634  165.4    5.6    85   27.7 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   17 42 02.8   -25 04 43     1.646    2.639  164.1    6.0    86   27.7 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   17 40 43.4   -25 03 19     1.656    2.645  162.9    6.5    86   27.8 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   17 39 25.6   -25 01 52     1.666    2.650  161.7    6.9    87   27.8 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   17 38 09.6   -25 00 24     1.676    2.656  160.4    7.4    87   27.9 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   17 36 55.3   -24 58 54     1.686    2.661  159.2    7.8    88   27.9 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   17 35 42.8   -24 57 22     1.696    2.666  158.0    8.2    88   27.9 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   17 34 32.1   -24 55 49     1.707    2.672  156.8    8.6    89   28.0 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   17 33 23.2   -24 54 14     1.718    2.677  155.5    9.0    89   28.0 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   17 32 16.3   -24 52 39     1.730    2.682  154.3    9.4    89   28.0 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   17 31 11.3   -24 51 03     1.741    2.688  153.1    9.8    90   28.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   17 30 08.2   -24 49 27     1.753    2.693  152.0   10.2    90   28.1 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   17 29 07.1   -24 47 51     1.765    2.698  150.8   10.6    90   28.1 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   17 28 08.0   -24 46 14     1.777    2.703  149.6   11.0    91   28.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   17 27 10.9   -24 44 38     1.790    2.708  148.4   11.3    91   28.2 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   17 26 15.9   -24 43 01     1.802    2.714  147.3   11.7    91   28.2 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   17 25 22.9   -24 41 26     1.815    2.719  146.1   12.0    91   28.3 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   17 24 32.0   -24 39 50     1.829    2.724  145.0   12.4    91   28.3 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   17 23 43.0   -24 38 16     1.842    2.729  143.8   12.7    92   28.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   17 22 56.2   -24 36 43     1.856    2.734  142.7   13.0    92   28.4 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   17 22 11.4   -24 35 10     1.870    2.739  141.6   13.3    92   28.4 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   17 21 28.6   -24 33 39     1.884    2.744  140.4   13.6    92   28.4 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   17 20 47.9   -24 32 09     1.898    2.749  139.3   13.9    92   28.5 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   17 20 09.2   -24 30 41     1.912    2.754  138.2   14.2    92   28.5 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   17 19 32.6   -24 29 14     1.927    2.759  137.1   14.5    93   28.5 

    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.