2019 UN12
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Jul 2026	26.1	1.812 AU	2.240 AU	03h13m	+19°16'	52.6°	26.5°

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 UN12 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.8461801
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2562223
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.19316
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 222.54238
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 301.79588
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 264.59435
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 164.44390
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.41214
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.39            
        

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
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   03 13 03.8   +19 16 19     2.240    1.812   52.6   26.5   256   26.1 
2026-07-06 12:44 UT   03 14 18.7   +19 20 43     2.229    1.806   52.8   26.6   256   26.1 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   03 15 25.3   +19 24 35     2.220    1.800   52.9   26.8   256   26.1 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   03 17 48.5   +19 32 50     2.199    1.788   53.3   27.1   256   26.0 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   03 20 13.4   +19 41 03     2.179    1.776   53.7   27.5   256   26.0 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   03 22 40.1   +19 49 13     2.158    1.764   54.0   27.8   256   26.0 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   03 25 08.6   +19 57 21     2.137    1.752   54.4   28.1   256   26.0 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   03 27 39.1   +20 05 26     2.117    1.740   54.7   28.5   257   25.9 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   03 30 11.5   +20 13 28     2.096    1.728   55.1   28.8   257   25.9 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   03 32 45.9   +20 21 27     2.075    1.716   55.4   29.2   257   25.9 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   03 35 22.4   +20 29 23     2.054    1.704   55.8   29.5   257   25.9 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   03 38 01.1   +20 37 16     2.034    1.691   56.1   29.9   257   25.8 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   03 40 41.9   +20 45 04     2.013    1.679   56.4   30.3   258   25.8 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   03 43 25.1   +20 52 49     1.992    1.667   56.7   30.6   258   25.8 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   03 46 10.6   +21 00 30     1.971    1.654   57.0   31.0   258   25.8 

    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.