2019 UR2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Apr 2026	28.8	3.747 AU	3.979 AU	20h42m	-08°50'	69.5°	14.5°

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 UR2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6501989
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4406970
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.45117
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 228.76890
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 231.13712
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 199.57414
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 279.43690
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.11990
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.81            
        

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
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   20 42 09.3   -08 50 12     3.979    3.747   69.5   14.5   258   28.8 
2026-04-10 23:00 UT   20 42 46.5   -08 45 25     3.963    3.744   70.2   14.6   258   28.8 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   20 42 48.1   -08 45 13     3.962    3.744   70.3   14.6   258   28.8 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   20 43 26.3   -08 40 14     3.945    3.742   71.1   14.7   258   28.8 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   20 44 03.8   -08 35 15     3.928    3.739   71.9   14.8   258   28.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   20 44 40.7   -08 30 16     3.910    3.736   72.7   14.8   258   28.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   20 45 17.0   -08 25 17     3.893    3.733   73.5   14.9   257   28.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   20 45 52.6   -08 20 19     3.876    3.731   74.3   15.0   257   28.8 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   20 46 27.6   -08 15 22     3.858    3.728   75.1   15.1   257   28.8 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   20 47 01.8   -08 10 24     3.841    3.725   75.9   15.2   257   28.7 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   20 47 35.4   -08 05 28     3.823    3.723   76.7   15.2   257   28.7 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   20 48 08.2   -08 00 32     3.806    3.720   77.5   15.3   256   28.7 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   20 48 40.4   -07 55 37     3.788    3.717   78.3   15.4   256   28.7 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   20 49 11.8   -07 50 42     3.770    3.714   79.1   15.4   256   28.7 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   20 49 42.5   -07 45 48     3.752    3.711   80.0   15.5   256   28.7 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   20 50 12.4   -07 40 55     3.734    3.709   80.8   15.5   256   28.7 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   20 50 41.6   -07 36 04     3.717    3.706   81.6   15.6   256   28.7 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   20 51 10.1   -07 31 13     3.699    3.703   82.4   15.6   255   28.7 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   20 51 37.7   -07 26 23     3.681    3.700   83.3   15.7   255   28.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   20 52 04.6   -07 21 34     3.663    3.697   84.1   15.7   255   28.6 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   20 52 30.7   -07 16 47     3.645    3.694   84.9   15.8   255   28.6 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   20 52 56.1   -07 12 01     3.627    3.691   85.8   15.8   255   28.6 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   20 53 20.6   -07 07 16     3.609    3.688   86.6   15.8   255   28.6 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   20 53 44.3   -07 02 32     3.591    3.685   87.4   15.9   254   28.6 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   20 54 07.1   -06 57 50     3.572    3.682   88.3   15.9   254   28.6 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   20 54 29.2   -06 53 10     3.554    3.680   89.1   15.9   254   28.6 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   20 54 50.3   -06 48 31     3.536    3.677   90.0   15.9   254   28.6 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   20 55 10.6   -06 43 54     3.518    3.674   90.8   15.9   254   28.6 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   20 55 30.1   -06 39 19     3.500    3.671   91.7   15.9   253   28.5 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   20 55 48.6   -06 34 45     3.482    3.668   92.5   16.0   253   28.5 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   20 56 06.3   -06 30 14     3.464    3.664   93.4   16.0   253   28.5 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   20 56 23.1   -06 25 44     3.446    3.661   94.2   16.0   253   28.5 

    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.