2019 UP8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Jun 2026	31.9	2.472 AU	2.216 AU	11h45m	+00°03'	92.2°	24.2°

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
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   11 45 42.8   +00 03 12     2.216    2.472   92.2   24.2   113   31.9 
2026-06-16 21:05 UT   11 46 13.1   +00 02 03     2.225    2.469   91.5   24.3   113   31.9 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   11 46 17.3   +00 01 53     2.226    2.469   91.4   24.3   113   31.9 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   11 46 53.1   +00 00 24     2.237    2.466   90.6   24.3   113   31.9 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   11 47 30.0   +00 01 14     2.247    2.462   89.8   24.4   113   31.9 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   11 48 08.1   +00 03 00     2.258    2.459   89.0   24.4   113   32.0 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   11 48 47.3   +00 04 55     2.268    2.455   88.2   24.4   113   32.0 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   11 49 27.7   +00 06 59     2.278    2.452   87.4   24.5   113   32.0 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   11 50 09.1   +00 09 11     2.289    2.448   86.6   24.5   113   32.0 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   11 50 51.6   +00 11 32     2.299    2.445   85.8   24.5   113   32.0 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   11 51 35.2   +00 14 00     2.309    2.441   85.0   24.5   114   32.0 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   11 52 19.9   +00 16 37     2.319    2.438   84.3   24.5   114   32.0 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 53 05.5   +00 19 22     2.329    2.434   83.5   24.5   114   32.0 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 53 52.2   +00 22 14     2.340    2.431   82.8   24.5   114   32.0 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 54 40.0   +00 25 14     2.350    2.427   82.0   24.5   114   32.0 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   11 55 28.7   +00 28 21     2.360    2.423   81.3   24.5   114   32.0 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 56 18.3   +00 31 37     2.369    2.420   80.5   24.5   114   32.0 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 57 09.0   +00 34 59     2.379    2.416   79.8   24.5   114   32.0 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   11 58 00.6   +00 38 29     2.389    2.412   79.1   24.4   114   32.0 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   11 58 53.1   +00 42 05     2.399    2.409   78.3   24.4   114   32.0 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 59 46.6   +00 45 49     2.408    2.405   77.6   24.4   114   32.0 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   12 00 41.0   +00 49 40     2.418    2.401   76.9   24.4   114   32.1 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   12 01 36.3   +00 53 38     2.428    2.397   76.2   24.3   114   32.1 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   12 02 32.5   +00 57 43     2.437    2.393   75.5   24.3   114   32.1 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   12 03 29.5   -01 01 54     2.446    2.390   74.8   24.2   114   32.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   12 04 27.5   -01 06 12     2.456    2.386   74.0   24.2   114   32.1 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   12 05 26.3   -01 10 37     2.465    2.382   73.3   24.1   114   32.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   12 06 26.0   -01 15 08     2.474    2.378   72.7   24.1   114   32.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   12 07 26.6   -01 19 45     2.483    2.374   72.0   24.0   114   32.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   12 08 28.0   -01 24 28     2.492    2.370   71.3   24.0   114   32.1 
2026-07-15 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 

    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.