2019 UK6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Dec 2025	30.0	3.499 AU	4.419 AU	16h49m	-22°16'	18.4°	5.1°

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 UK6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5733545
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3908923
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.34532
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 246.35730
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 162.96573
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 226.56583
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 229.39284
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.56380
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.70            
        

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
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   16 49 05.6   -22 16 32     4.419    3.499   18.4    5.1   277   30.0 
2025-12-24 04:02 UT   16 49 18.5   -22 16 49     4.418    3.499   18.5    5.1   277   30.0 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   16 50 22.5   -22 18 13     4.411    3.497   19.1    5.3   277   30.0 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   16 51 39.4   -22 19 52     4.403    3.494   19.9    5.5   277   30.0 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   16 52 56.3   -22 21 28     4.395    3.492   20.6    5.7   277   30.0 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   16 54 13.1   -22 23 02     4.387    3.489   21.3    5.9   277   30.0 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   16 55 29.9   -22 24 33     4.379    3.486   22.0    6.1   277   30.0 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   16 56 46.6   -22 26 01     4.370    3.484   22.8    6.3   277   30.0 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   16 58 03.3   -22 27 27     4.361    3.481   23.5    6.5   277   30.0 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   16 59 19.9   -22 28 51     4.352    3.478   24.2    6.7   276   30.0 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   17 00 36.4   -22 30 12     4.343    3.476   24.9    6.8   276   30.0 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   17 01 52.8   -22 31 30     4.333    3.473   25.6    7.0   276   30.0 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   17 03 09.2   -22 32 46     4.324    3.470   26.4    7.2   276   30.0 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   17 04 25.5   -22 33 59     4.314    3.468   27.1    7.4   276   30.0 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   17 05 41.6   -22 35 10     4.304    3.465   27.8    7.6   276   30.0 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   17 06 57.7   -22 36 18     4.294    3.462   28.5    7.8   276   30.0 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   17 08 13.7   -22 37 23     4.284    3.459   29.3    8.0   276   30.0 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   17 09 29.6   -22 38 26     4.273    3.457   30.0    8.2   275   30.0 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   17 10 45.3   -22 39 26     4.263    3.454   30.7    8.4   275   30.0 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   17 12 00.9   -22 40 24     4.252    3.451   31.5    8.6   275   30.0 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   17 13 16.4   -22 41 19     4.241    3.448   32.2    8.7   275   30.0 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   17 14 31.7   -22 42 11     4.230    3.445   32.9    8.9   275   30.0 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   17 15 46.9   -22 43 01     4.218    3.443   33.6    9.1   275   30.0 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   17 17 02.0   -22 43 48     4.207    3.440   34.4    9.3   275   30.0 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   17 18 16.8   -22 44 32     4.195    3.437   35.1    9.5   275   30.0 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   17 19 31.5   -22 45 14     4.183    3.434   35.8    9.7   274   30.0 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   17 20 46.0   -22 45 53     4.171    3.431   36.6    9.8   274   30.0 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   17 22 00.3   -22 46 30     4.159    3.428   37.3   10.0   274   30.0 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   17 23 14.4   -22 47 04     4.146    3.425   38.0   10.2   274   30.0 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   17 24 28.3   -22 47 35     4.134    3.422   38.8   10.4   274   30.0 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   17 25 42.0   -22 48 04     4.121    3.419   39.5   10.5   274   30.0 

    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.