2019 UP8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 May 2026	31.3	2.595 AU	1.805 AU	11h42m	-01°40'	132.5°	16.6°

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
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   11 42 57.6   -01 40 08     1.805    2.595  132.5   16.6   110   31.3 
2026-05-05 19:06 UT   11 42 34.3   -01 35 01     1.811    2.593  131.6   16.9   111   31.4 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   11 42 28.4   -01 33 44     1.813    2.592  131.4   17.0   111   31.4 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   11 42 01.0   -01 27 32     1.821    2.590  130.3   17.3   111   31.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   11 41 35.2   -01 21 31     1.829    2.587  129.2   17.6   111   31.4 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   11 41 11.1   -01 15 42     1.837    2.585  128.1   17.9   111   31.4 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   11 40 48.8   -01 10 05     1.845    2.582  127.0   18.2   111   31.4 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   11 40 28.1   -01 04 39     1.854    2.580  125.9   18.5   111   31.4 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   11 40 09.2   +00 59 25     1.863    2.577  124.9   18.8   111   31.5 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   11 39 51.9   +00 54 24     1.872    2.574  123.8   19.0   111   31.5 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   11 39 36.4   +00 49 34     1.881    2.572  122.7   19.3   112   31.5 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   11 39 22.6   +00 44 56     1.890    2.569  121.7   19.6   112   31.5 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   11 39 10.5   +00 40 30     1.899    2.566  120.7   19.8   112   31.5 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   11 39 00.0   +00 36 16     1.908    2.564  119.6   20.1   112   31.5 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   11 38 51.3   +00 32 14     1.918    2.561  118.6   20.3   112   31.6 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   11 38 44.2   +00 28 25     1.927    2.558  117.6   20.5   112   31.6 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 38 38.8   +00 24 47     1.937    2.555  116.6   20.7   112   31.6 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 38 35.0   +00 21 21     1.947    2.552  115.6   21.0   112   31.6 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 38 32.9   +00 18 07     1.956    2.550  114.6   21.2   112   31.6 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   11 38 32.4   +00 15 05     1.966    2.547  113.6   21.4   112   31.6 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   11 38 33.5   +00 12 14     1.976    2.544  112.6   21.6   112   31.7 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   11 38 36.2   +00 09 35     1.986    2.541  111.7   21.7   112   31.7 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   11 38 40.5   +00 07 08     1.996    2.538  110.7   21.9   113   31.7 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   11 38 46.3   +00 04 52     2.006    2.535  109.8   22.1   113   31.7 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   11 38 53.7   +00 02 47     2.017    2.532  108.8   22.3   113   31.7 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 39 02.5   +00 00 53     2.027    2.529  107.9   22.4   113   31.7 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 39 12.9   +00 00 49     2.037    2.526  107.0   22.6   113   31.7 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 39 24.8   +00 02 21     2.048    2.523  106.0   22.7   113   31.8 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 39 38.1   +00 03 41     2.058    2.520  105.1   22.9   113   31.8 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   11 39 52.9   +00 04 51     2.068    2.517  104.2   23.0   113   31.8 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   11 40 09.1   +00 05 50     2.079    2.514  103.3   23.1   113   31.8 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   11 40 26.7   +00 06 38     2.089    2.511  102.4   23.2   113   31.8 

    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.