2019 UP8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Jul 2026	32.1	2.370 AU	2.492 AU	12h08m	-01°24'	71.3°	24.0°

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)                : 0.4905548
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8463968
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.84310
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 209.89517
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 142.90993
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 165.28796
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 173.06382
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 4.72052
            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
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   12 08 28.0   -01 24 28     2.492    2.370   71.3   24.0   114   32.1 
2026-07-14 22:24 UT   12 09 26.1   -01 28 59     2.501    2.366   70.6   23.9   114   32.1 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   12 09 30.2   -01 29 18     2.501    2.366   70.6   23.9   114   32.1 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   12 10 33.3   -01 34 14     2.510    2.362   69.9   23.8   114   32.1 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   12 11 37.1   -01 39 16     2.519    2.358   69.2   23.8   114   32.1 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   12 12 41.8   -01 44 24     2.527    2.354   68.6   23.7   114   32.1 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   12 13 47.3   -01 49 37     2.536    2.350   67.9   23.6   114   32.1 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   12 14 53.5   -01 54 56     2.544    2.346   67.2   23.5   113   32.1 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   12 16 00.5   -02 00 21     2.553    2.342   66.6   23.5   113   32.1 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   12 17 08.3   -02 05 51     2.561    2.338   65.9   23.4   113   32.1 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   12 18 16.8   -02 11 26     2.569    2.334   65.2   23.3   113   32.1 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   12 19 26.0   -02 17 07     2.577    2.330   64.6   23.2   113   32.1 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   12 20 36.0   -02 22 53     2.585    2.325   63.9   23.1   113   32.1 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   12 21 46.7   -02 28 44     2.593    2.321   63.3   23.0   113   32.1 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   12 22 58.2   -02 34 40     2.601    2.317   62.7   22.9   113   32.1 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   12 24 10.3   -02 40 40     2.608    2.313   62.0   22.8   113   32.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   12 25 23.2   -02 46 46     2.616    2.308   61.4   22.7   113   32.1 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   12 26 36.8   -02 52 57     2.623    2.304   60.7   22.6   113   32.1 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   12 27 51.0   -02 59 12     2.631    2.300   60.1   22.5   113   32.1 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   12 29 06.0   -03 05 31     2.638    2.296   59.5   22.4   113   32.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   12 30 21.6   -03 11 56     2.645    2.291   58.9   22.3   113   32.1 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   12 31 37.9   -03 18 24     2.652    2.287   58.2   22.2   113   32.1 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   12 32 54.9   -03 24 57     2.659    2.282   57.6   22.0   113   32.1 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   12 34 12.6   -03 31 35     2.666    2.278   57.0   21.9   113   32.1 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   12 35 30.9   -03 38 16     2.673    2.274   56.4   21.8   113   32.1 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   12 36 49.9   -03 45 02     2.679    2.269   55.8   21.7   113   32.1 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   12 38 09.6   -03 51 52     2.686    2.265   55.2   21.6   113   32.1 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   12 39 29.9   -03 58 46     2.692    2.260   54.6   21.4   113   32.1 

    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.