2019 UP8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Mar 2026	31.3	2.715 AU	1.843 AU	12h46m	-10°42'	144.9°	12.1°

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
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   12 46 04.6   -10 42 15     1.843    2.715  144.9   12.1   301   31.3 
2026-03-01 13:24 UT   12 45 38.7   -10 39 26     1.838    2.714  145.6   11.9   301   31.3 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   12 45 17.9   -10 37 10     1.834    2.713  146.1   11.7   301   31.3 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   12 44 29.8   -10 31 52     1.825    2.712  147.3   11.4   301   31.3 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   12 43 40.2   -10 26 22     1.815    2.711  148.5   11.0   302   31.2 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   12 42 49.2   -10 20 39     1.807    2.710  149.7   10.6   302   31.2 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   12 41 56.7   -10 14 43     1.798    2.708  151.0   10.2   303   31.2 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   12 41 02.9   -10 08 35     1.790    2.707  152.2    9.8   303   31.2 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   12 40 07.7   -10 02 14     1.781    2.706  153.4    9.5   304   31.1 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   12 39 11.3   -09 55 41     1.774    2.704  154.6    9.0   304   31.1 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   12 38 13.5   -09 48 56     1.766    2.703  155.9    8.6   305   31.1 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   12 37 14.6   -09 41 59     1.759    2.702  157.1    8.2   306   31.1 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   12 36 14.5   -09 34 50     1.752    2.700  158.4    7.8   307   31.0 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   12 35 13.3   -09 27 29     1.745    2.699  159.6    7.4   307   31.0 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   12 34 11.0   -09 19 58     1.739    2.697  160.8    7.0   308   31.0 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   12 33 07.7   -09 12 15     1.732    2.696  162.1    6.5   310   30.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   12 32 03.4   -09 04 22     1.726    2.694  163.3    6.1   311   30.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   12 30 58.3   -08 56 18     1.721    2.693  164.5    5.7   312   30.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   12 29 52.3   -08 48 04     1.716    2.691  165.8    5.2   314   30.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   12 28 45.6   -08 39 41     1.711    2.690  167.0    4.8   316   30.8 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   12 27 38.2   -08 31 09     1.706    2.688  168.2    4.4   318   30.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   12 26 30.1   -08 22 27     1.701    2.687  169.4    3.9   321   30.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   12 25 21.5   -08 13 38     1.697    2.685  170.5    3.5   325   30.7 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   12 24 12.5   -08 04 41     1.694    2.683  171.6    3.1   330   30.7 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   12 23 03.0   -07 55 36     1.690    2.682  172.6    2.7   336   30.7 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   12 21 53.2   -07 46 24     1.687    2.680  173.6    2.4   344   30.6 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   12 20 43.1   -07 37 07     1.684    2.678  174.3    2.1   354   30.6 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   12 19 32.8   -07 27 43     1.682    2.677  174.9    1.9     7   30.6 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   12 18 22.5   -07 18 14     1.679    2.675  175.1    1.8    22   30.6 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   12 17 12.1   -07 08 41     1.677    2.673  175.0    1.9    37   30.6 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   12 16 01.7   -06 59 03     1.676    2.671  174.6    2.0    51   30.6 

    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.