2019 UO
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Sep 2026	26.9	4.322 AU	3.819 AU	18h20m	-22°17'	113.6°	12.4°

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 UO are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6379324
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6529907
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.70201
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 277.59203
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 184.99976
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 175.80668
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 282.56718
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.49613
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.32            
        

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
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   18 20 19.2   -22 17 33     3.819    4.322  113.6   12.4    88   26.9 
2026-09-04 05:54 UT   18 20 17.4   -22 17 31     3.822    4.322  113.3   12.4    88   26.9 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   18 20 12.4   -22 17 24     3.833    4.321  112.6   12.4    88   26.9 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   18 20 06.6   -22 17 16     3.847    4.320  111.6   12.5    88   26.9 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   18 20 01.8   -22 17 06     3.861    4.320  110.6   12.6    88   26.9 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   18 19 58.2   -22 16 57     3.875    4.319  109.6   12.7    88   26.9 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   18 19 55.6   -22 16 47     3.890    4.318  108.6   12.8    88   26.9 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   18 19 54.0   -22 16 37     3.904    4.318  107.7   12.8    88   26.9 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   18 19 53.5   -22 16 27     3.919    4.317  106.7   12.9    88   26.9 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   18 19 54.1   -22 16 16     3.933    4.316  105.7   13.0    88   26.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   18 19 55.7   -22 16 05     3.948    4.315  104.7   13.0    88   27.0 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   18 19 58.4   -22 15 54     3.963    4.314  103.8   13.1    88   27.0 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   18 20 02.1   -22 15 42     3.978    4.314  102.8   13.1    88   27.0 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   18 20 06.8   -22 15 30     3.992    4.313  101.9   13.2    88   27.0 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   18 20 12.5   -22 15 17     4.007    4.312  100.9   13.2    88   27.0 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   18 20 19.3   -22 15 04     4.022    4.311  100.0   13.3    88   27.0 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   18 20 27.0   -22 14 51     4.037    4.310   99.0   13.3    88   27.0 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   18 20 35.7   -22 14 37     4.052    4.310   98.1   13.3    88   27.0 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   18 20 45.4   -22 14 23     4.067    4.309   97.1   13.4    88   27.0 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   18 20 56.1   -22 14 08     4.082    4.308   96.2   13.4    88   27.0 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   18 21 07.8   -22 13 53     4.097    4.307   95.3   13.4    88   27.0 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   18 21 20.4   -22 13 38     4.112    4.306   94.3   13.4    88   27.0 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   18 21 33.9   -22 13 22     4.128    4.305   93.4   13.4    88   27.1 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   18 21 48.4   -22 13 06     4.143    4.304   92.5   13.5    88   27.1 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   18 22 03.8   -22 12 49     4.158    4.303   91.6   13.5    88   27.1 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   18 22 20.1   -22 12 31     4.173    4.302   90.6   13.5    88   27.1 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   18 22 37.3   -22 12 13     4.188    4.302   89.7   13.5    88   27.1 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   18 22 55.5   -22 11 55     4.203    4.301   88.8   13.5    88   27.1 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   18 23 14.5   -22 11 36     4.218    4.300   87.9   13.5    88   27.1 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   18 23 34.4   -22 11 16     4.233    4.299   87.0   13.4    88   27.1 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   18 23 55.1   -22 10 56     4.248    4.298   86.1   13.4    88   27.1 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   18 24 16.7   -22 10 35     4.263    4.297   85.2   13.4    87   27.1 

    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.