2019 UP8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Sep 2026	31.9	2.115 AU	2.824 AU	13h24m	-07°50'	37.5°	16.9°

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 UP8 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4906083
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8463803
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.84345
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 209.89328
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 142.90282
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 243.88110
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 173.05486
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 4.72150
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.51            
        

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
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   13 24 34.1   -07 50 44     2.824    2.115   37.5   16.9   111   31.9 
2026-09-08 23:16 UT   13 26 10.8   -07 58 50     2.826    2.110   37.0   16.7   110   31.9 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   13 26 13.9   -07 59 05     2.826    2.109   36.9   16.7   110   31.9 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   13 27 54.3   -08 07 29     2.828    2.104   36.4   16.5   110   31.9 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   13 29 35.3   -08 15 54     2.830    2.099   35.9   16.3   110   31.8 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   13 31 17.0   -08 24 21     2.832    2.094   35.3   16.1   110   31.8 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   13 32 59.2   -08 32 49     2.834    2.088   34.8   16.0   110   31.8 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   13 34 42.2   -08 41 18     2.836    2.083   34.3   15.8   110   31.8 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   13 36 25.7   -08 49 49     2.837    2.078   33.8   15.6   110   31.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   13 38 09.9   -08 58 20     2.839    2.072   33.2   15.4   109   31.8 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   13 39 54.7   -09 06 53     2.840    2.067   32.7   15.2   109   31.8 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   13 41 40.2   -09 15 27     2.841    2.062   32.2   15.1   109   31.8 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   13 43 26.3   -09 24 02     2.842    2.056   31.7   14.9   109   31.8 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   13 45 13.0   -09 32 37     2.843    2.051   31.2   14.7   109   31.8 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   13 47 00.4   -09 41 14     2.844    2.045   30.7   14.5   109   31.7 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   13 48 48.4   -09 49 51     2.845    2.040   30.1   14.3   109   31.7 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   13 50 37.1   -09 58 28     2.845    2.034   29.6   14.1   108   31.7 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   13 52 26.4   -10 07 06     2.846    2.029   29.1   13.9   108   31.7 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   13 54 16.4   -10 15 45     2.846    2.023   28.6   13.7   108   31.7 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   13 56 07.0   -10 24 24     2.846    2.018   28.1   13.5   108   31.7 

    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.