2019 UM12
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Oct 2025	29.6	2.576 AU	2.309 AU	19h52m	-29°35'	93.8°	22.7°

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 2019 UM12 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6118705
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1924813
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.62380
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 44.45165
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 52.71251
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 237.80268
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 96.91868
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.05894
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.25            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-10-14 00:00 UT   19 52 11.7   -29 35 28     2.309    2.576   93.8   22.7    79   29.6 
2025-10-14 18:28 UT   19 52 31.2   -29 32 11     2.316    2.571   93.2   22.8    79   29.6 
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   19 52 37.2   -29 31 11     2.318    2.570   93.0   22.8    79   29.6 
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   19 53 04.3   -29 26 51     2.327    2.564   92.1   22.9    79   29.6 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   19 53 33.1   -29 22 28     2.335    2.558   91.2   22.9    79   29.6 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   19 54 03.4   -29 18 01     2.344    2.553   90.4   23.0    79   29.6 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   19 54 35.4   -29 13 31     2.352    2.547   89.5   23.0    79   29.6 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   19 55 08.8   -29 08 57     2.361    2.541   88.7   23.1    79   29.6 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   19 55 43.9   -29 04 21     2.370    2.535   87.8   23.1    79   29.6 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   19 56 20.5   -28 59 41     2.378    2.529   87.0   23.1    79   29.6 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   19 56 58.5   -28 54 58     2.386    2.523   86.1   23.2    79   29.6 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   19 57 38.1   -28 50 11     2.395    2.517   85.3   23.2    79   29.6 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   19 58 19.1   -28 45 22     2.403    2.511   84.5   23.2    79   29.7 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   19 59 01.6   -28 40 29     2.411    2.505   83.7   23.2    79   29.7 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   19 59 45.5   -28 35 33     2.420    2.499   82.9   23.2    79   29.7 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   20 00 30.8   -28 30 34     2.428    2.493   82.0   23.3    79   29.7 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   20 01 17.4   -28 25 31     2.436    2.487   81.2   23.3    80   29.7 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   20 02 05.5   -28 20 25     2.444    2.480   80.4   23.3    80   29.7 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   20 02 54.8   -28 15 16     2.452    2.474   79.6   23.2    80   29.7 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   20 03 45.5   -28 10 04     2.460    2.468   78.8   23.2    80   29.7 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   20 04 37.5   -28 04 48     2.468    2.462   78.1   23.2    80   29.7 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   20 05 30.8   -27 59 29     2.476    2.456   77.3   23.2    80   29.7 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   20 06 25.3   -27 54 06     2.483    2.450   76.5   23.2    80   29.7 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   20 07 21.1   -27 48 41     2.491    2.443   75.7   23.2    80   29.7 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   20 08 18.1   -27 43 11     2.499    2.437   75.0   23.1    80   29.7 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   20 09 16.3   -27 37 39     2.506    2.431   74.2   23.1    80   29.7 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   20 10 15.7   -27 32 02     2.513    2.424   73.4   23.1    80   29.7 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   20 11 16.3   -27 26 22     2.521    2.418   72.7   23.0    80   29.7 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   20 12 18.0   -27 20 39     2.528    2.412   71.9   23.0    80   29.7 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   20 13 20.8   -27 14 52     2.535    2.405   71.2   22.9    80   29.7 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   20 14 24.8   -27 09 01     2.542    2.399   70.4   22.9    80   29.7 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   20 15 30.0   -27 03 07     2.549    2.392   69.7   22.8    80   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.