2019 UB7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Mar 2026	28.1	1.985 AU	1.800 AU	18h55m	-24°34'	85.3°	30.1°

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
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   18 55 55.1   -24 34 22     1.800    1.985   85.3   30.1   264   28.1 
2026-03-29 02:07 UT   18 55 59.4   -24 34 18     1.800    1.986   85.3   30.1   264   28.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   18 56 42.2   -24 33 40     1.795    1.993   86.1   30.0   264   28.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   18 57 27.3   -24 33 00     1.789    2.001   86.9   29.9   264   28.1 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   18 58 10.6   -24 32 22     1.784    2.009   87.7   29.8   264   28.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   18 58 51.9   -24 31 46     1.778    2.017   88.5   29.7   264   28.1 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   18 59 31.3   -24 31 12     1.772    2.025   89.4   29.6   264   28.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   19 00 08.7   -24 30 40     1.767    2.033   90.2   29.5   264   28.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   19 00 44.2   -24 30 11     1.761    2.041   91.1   29.3   264   28.1 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   19 01 17.7   -24 29 44     1.755    2.049   91.9   29.2   264   28.1 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   19 01 49.1   -24 29 20     1.749    2.057   92.8   29.1   264   28.1 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   19 02 18.5   -24 28 58     1.743    2.065   93.7   28.9   264   28.1 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   19 02 45.9   -24 28 39     1.737    2.073   94.5   28.8   264   28.1 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   19 03 11.2   -24 28 23     1.731    2.080   95.4   28.6   264   28.1 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   19 03 34.4   -24 28 10     1.725    2.088   96.3   28.5   264   28.1 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   19 03 55.5   -24 27 60     1.719    2.096   97.2   28.3   264   28.1 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   19 04 14.4   -24 27 53     1.713    2.104   98.1   28.2   264   28.1 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   19 04 31.2   -24 27 49     1.707    2.111   99.0   28.0   264   28.1 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   19 04 45.8   -24 27 48     1.701    2.119  100.0   27.8   264   28.1 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   19 04 58.2   -24 27 51     1.695    2.126  100.9   27.6   264   28.1 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   19 05 08.4   -24 27 57     1.688    2.134  101.8   27.4   264   28.1 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   19 05 16.3   -24 28 06     1.682    2.141  102.8   27.2   264   28.1 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   19 05 22.0   -24 28 19     1.676    2.149  103.7   27.0   264   28.1 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   19 05 25.4   -24 28 35     1.670    2.156  104.7   26.8   264   28.1 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   19 05 26.5   -24 28 54     1.664    2.164  105.7   26.6   264   28.1 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   19 05 25.3   -24 29 17     1.658    2.171  106.7   26.3   264   28.1 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   19 05 21.8   -24 29 43     1.652    2.179  107.6   26.1   264   28.0 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   19 05 16.0   -24 30 13     1.646    2.186  108.6   25.8   264   28.0 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   19 05 07.8   -24 30 46     1.640    2.193  109.6   25.6   264   28.0 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   19 04 57.3   -24 31 22     1.634    2.201  110.7   25.3   264   28.0 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   19 04 44.4   -24 32 02     1.628    2.208  111.7   25.1   264   28.0 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   19 04 29.2   -24 32 45     1.622    2.215  112.7   24.8   264   28.0 

    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.