2019 UK6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Nov 2025	30.1	3.617 AU	4.537 AU	15h43m	-19°56'	19.6°	5.3°

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
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   15 43 00.6   -19 56 49     4.537    3.617   19.6    5.3   104   30.1 
2025-11-01 04:59 UT   15 43 15.2   -19 57 30     4.538    3.617   19.4    5.2   104   30.1 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   15 44 10.9   -20 00 08     4.540    3.615   18.9    5.1   103   30.1 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   15 45 21.5   -20 03 27     4.543    3.613   18.2    4.9   103   30.1 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   15 46 32.4   -20 06 45     4.545    3.611   17.4    4.7   103   30.1 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   15 47 43.4   -20 10 01     4.548    3.610   16.7    4.5   103   30.1 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   15 48 54.8   -20 13 17     4.550    3.608   16.0    4.3   103   30.1 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   15 50 06.3   -20 16 31     4.552    3.606   15.3    4.2   103   30.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   15 51 18.1   -20 19 44     4.554    3.604   14.6    4.0   103   30.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   15 52 30.1   -20 22 56     4.556    3.602   13.9    3.8   103   30.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   15 53 42.4   -20 26 07     4.557    3.600   13.1    3.6   103   30.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   15 54 54.8   -20 29 16     4.558    3.598   12.4    3.4   103   30.0 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   15 56 07.5   -20 32 24     4.559    3.596   11.7    3.2   103   30.0 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   15 57 20.4   -20 35 31     4.560    3.594   11.0    3.0   102   30.0 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   15 58 33.5   -20 38 36     4.561    3.592   10.3    2.8   102   30.0 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   15 59 46.8   -20 41 40     4.561    3.590    9.5    2.6   102   29.9 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   16 01 00.3   -20 44 42     4.562    3.587    8.8    2.4   102   29.9 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   16 02 14.0   -20 47 43     4.562    3.585    8.1    2.2   102   29.9 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   16 03 27.9   -20 50 42     4.561    3.583    7.4    2.0   102   29.9 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   16 04 42.0   -20 53 39     4.561    3.581    6.7    1.8   102   29.9 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   16 05 56.2   -20 56 35     4.561    3.579    6.0    1.6   102   29.9 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   16 07 10.6   -20 59 30     4.560    3.577    5.3    1.4   102   29.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   16 08 25.2   -21 02 22     4.559    3.575    4.5    1.3   102   29.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   16 09 40.0   -21 05 13     4.558    3.573    3.8    1.1   102   29.8 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   16 10 54.8   -21 08 02     4.556    3.570    3.1    0.9   102   29.8 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   16 12 09.9   -21 10 49     4.554    3.568    2.4    0.7   102   29.8 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   16 13 25.0   -21 13 35     4.553    3.566    1.7    0.5   102   29.7 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   16 14 40.3   -21 16 18     4.551    3.564    1.0    0.3   103   29.7 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   16 15 55.8   -21 18 60     4.548    3.562    0.2    0.1   109   29.7 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   16 17 11.3   -21 21 39     4.546    3.559    0.5    0.1   277   29.7 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   16 18 27.0   -21 24 17     4.543    3.557    1.2    0.3   279   29.7 

    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.