2019 UM12
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Nov 2026	28.9	1.998 AU	2.970 AU	14h40m	-15°01'	8.8°	4.4°

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)                : 0.6120065
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1924943
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.62480
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 44.43907
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 52.74419
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 359.01207
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 96.93779
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.06230
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   14 40 40.1   -15 01 21     2.970    1.998    8.8    4.4   291   28.9 
2026-11-14 19:01 UT   14 42 14.5   -15 09 48     2.974    2.004    9.2    4.5   291   28.9 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   14 42 39.1   -15 12 01     2.976    2.006    9.3    4.6   291   28.9 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   14 44 37.8   -15 22 34     2.981    2.014    9.8    4.8   290   28.9 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   14 46 35.9   -15 32 59     2.986    2.021   10.3    5.0   290   29.0 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   14 48 33.7   -15 43 18     2.991    2.029   10.8    5.3   290   29.0 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   14 50 31.0   -15 53 29     2.996    2.037   11.3    5.5   289   29.0 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   14 52 27.9   -16 03 33     3.001    2.044   11.9    5.7   289   29.0 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   14 54 24.4   -16 13 30     3.006    2.052   12.4    5.9   289   29.1 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   14 56 20.4   -16 23 20     3.010    2.059   12.9    6.1   288   29.1 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   14 58 16.0   -16 33 03     3.015    2.067   13.4    6.4   288   29.1 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   15 00 11.2   -16 42 39     3.019    2.074   13.9    6.6   288   29.1 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   15 02 06.0   -16 52 08     3.023    2.082   14.5    6.8   287   29.1 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   15 04 00.4   -17 01 30     3.027    2.089   15.0    7.0   287   29.2 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   15 05 54.3   -17 10 45     3.031    2.097   15.5    7.2   287   29.2 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   15 07 47.8   -17 19 54     3.034    2.104   16.0    7.4   287   29.2 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   15 09 40.9   -17 28 56     3.038    2.111   16.6    7.7   286   29.2 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   15 11 33.6   -17 37 52     3.041    2.119   17.1    7.9   286   29.2 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   15 13 25.9   -17 46 40     3.044    2.126   17.7    8.1   286   29.3 

    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.