2019 UP8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Aug 2026	32.1	2.251 AU	2.704 AU	12h42m	-04°12'	53.4°	21.2°

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
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   12 42 12.6   -04 12 46     2.704    2.251   53.4   21.2   113   32.1 
2026-08-11 23:19 UT   12 43 32.6   -04 19 40     2.710    2.247   52.8   21.0   113   32.1 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   12 43 34.9   -04 19 52     2.710    2.247   52.8   21.0   113   32.1 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   12 44 57.9   -04 27 02     2.716    2.242   52.2   20.9   113   32.1 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   12 46 21.5   -04 34 15     2.722    2.237   51.6   20.8   113   32.0 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   12 47 45.7   -04 41 32     2.727    2.233   51.0   20.6   113   32.0 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   12 49 10.6   -04 48 52     2.733    2.228   50.4   20.5   113   32.0 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   12 50 36.1   -04 56 16     2.738    2.223   49.8   20.4   112   32.0 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   12 52 02.3   -05 03 43     2.743    2.219   49.2   20.2   112   32.0 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   12 53 29.1   -05 11 13     2.749    2.214   48.6   20.1   112   32.0 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   12 54 56.5   -05 18 46     2.754    2.209   48.1   19.9   112   32.0 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   12 56 24.5   -05 26 23     2.758    2.204   47.5   19.8   112   32.0 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   12 57 53.1   -05 34 02     2.763    2.200   46.9   19.6   112   32.0 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   12 59 22.4   -05 41 45     2.768    2.195   46.3   19.5   112   32.0 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   13 00 52.3   -05 49 30     2.772    2.190   45.8   19.3   112   32.0 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   13 02 22.7   -05 57 18     2.777    2.185   45.2   19.2   112   32.0 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   13 03 53.8   -06 05 09     2.781    2.180   44.6   19.0   112   32.0 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   13 05 25.5   -06 13 02     2.785    2.175   44.1   18.8   112   32.0 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   13 06 57.8   -06 20 58     2.789    2.170   43.5   18.7   112   32.0 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   13 08 30.8   -06 28 56     2.793    2.166   42.9   18.5   112   32.0 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   13 10 04.3   -06 36 57     2.796    2.161   42.4   18.4   111   32.0 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   13 11 38.5   -06 45 01     2.800    2.156   41.8   18.2   111   31.9 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   13 13 13.2   -06 53 06     2.803    2.151   41.3   18.0   111   31.9 

    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.