2019 UP8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Jan 2026	32.2	2.749 AU	2.421 AU	12h53m	-11°10'	98.8°	20.7°

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
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   12 53 42.6   -11 10 16     2.421    2.749   98.8   20.7   294   32.2 
2026-01-16 11:51 UT   12 53 53.4   -11 11 43     2.414    2.749   99.2   20.7   294   32.2 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   12 54 04.3   -11 13 11     2.406    2.748   99.7   20.7   294   32.2 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   12 54 24.7   -11 15 59     2.391    2.748  100.6   20.6   294   32.2 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   12 54 43.9   -11 18 39     2.376    2.748  101.5   20.5   294   32.2 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   12 55 01.7   -11 21 10     2.362    2.747  102.5   20.5   294   32.2 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   12 55 18.2   -11 23 33     2.347    2.747  103.4   20.4   294   32.2 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   12 55 33.3   -11 25 48     2.332    2.746  104.3   20.3   294   32.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   12 55 47.1   -11 27 54     2.317    2.746  105.3   20.2   294   32.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   12 55 59.5   -11 29 51     2.302    2.745  106.2   20.1   294   32.1 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   12 56 10.5   -11 31 39     2.288    2.745  107.2   20.0   294   32.1 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   12 56 20.1   -11 33 18     2.273    2.744  108.2   19.9   294   32.1 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   12 56 28.2   -11 34 48     2.259    2.744  109.1   19.8   295   32.1 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   12 56 34.9   -11 36 09     2.244    2.743  110.1   19.7   295   32.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   12 56 40.1   -11 37 20     2.230    2.743  111.1   19.6   295   32.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   12 56 43.8   -11 38 22     2.215    2.742  112.1   19.4   295   32.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   12 56 46.1   -11 39 14     2.201    2.741  113.1   19.3   295   32.0 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   12 56 46.8   -11 39 56     2.187    2.741  114.1   19.2   295   32.0 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   12 56 46.0   -11 40 28     2.173    2.740  115.1   19.0   295   31.9 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   12 56 43.6   -11 40 50     2.159    2.739  116.1   18.8   295   31.9 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   12 56 39.7   -11 41 01     2.145    2.739  117.1   18.7   295   31.9 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   12 56 34.1   -11 41 02     2.131    2.738  118.2   18.5   296   31.9 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   12 56 27.0   -11 40 52     2.117    2.737  119.2   18.3   296   31.9 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   12 56 18.3   -11 40 31     2.104    2.736  120.2   18.1   296   31.8 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   12 56 07.9   -11 39 59     2.090    2.736  121.3   17.9   296   31.8 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   12 55 55.9   -11 39 16     2.077    2.735  122.3   17.7   296   31.8 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   12 55 42.3   -11 38 21     2.064    2.734  123.4   17.5   296   31.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   12 55 26.9   -11 37 15     2.051    2.733  124.5   17.3   296   31.8 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   12 55 10.0   -11 35 57     2.038    2.732  125.5   17.1   297   31.7 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   12 54 51.3   -11 34 28     2.025    2.731  126.6   16.9   297   31.7 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   12 54 30.9   -11 32 46     2.012    2.730  127.7   16.6   297   31.7 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   12 54 08.9   -11 30 52     2.000    2.730  128.8   16.4   297   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.