2019 UR2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 May 2026	28.5	3.661 AU	3.446 AU	20h56m	-06°25'	94.2°	16.0°

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
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   20 56 23.1   -06 25 44     3.446    3.661   94.2   16.0   253   28.5 
2026-05-10 22:25 UT   20 56 37.9   -06 21 35     3.429    3.659   95.1   16.0   253   28.5 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   20 56 38.9   -06 21 17     3.427    3.658   95.1   16.0   253   28.5 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   20 56 53.8   -06 16 52     3.409    3.655   96.0   16.0   252   28.5 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   20 57 07.7   -06 12 29     3.391    3.652   96.9   15.9   252   28.5 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   20 57 20.7   -06 08 09     3.373    3.649   97.7   15.9   252   28.4 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   20 57 32.7   -06 03 51     3.355    3.646   98.6   15.9   252   28.4 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   20 57 43.7   -05 59 35     3.337    3.643   99.5   15.9   252   28.4 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   20 57 53.8   -05 55 23     3.319    3.640  100.4   15.9   252   28.4 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   20 58 02.8   -05 51 13     3.301    3.637  101.3   15.8   251   28.4 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   20 58 10.8   -05 47 06     3.283    3.633  102.2   15.8   251   28.4 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   20 58 17.8   -05 43 02     3.265    3.630  103.1   15.8   251   28.4 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   20 58 23.7   -05 39 01     3.248    3.627  104.0   15.7   251   28.3 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   20 58 28.6   -05 35 04     3.230    3.624  104.9   15.7   250   28.3 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   20 58 32.5   -05 31 10     3.212    3.621  105.8   15.6   250   28.3 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   20 58 35.3   -05 27 19     3.195    3.617  106.7   15.6   250   28.3 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   20 58 37.0   -05 23 31     3.177    3.614  107.6   15.5   250   28.3 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   20 58 37.6   -05 19 47     3.160    3.611  108.5   15.4   250   28.3 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   20 58 37.2   -05 16 06     3.142    3.608  109.4   15.4   249   28.2 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   20 58 35.6   -05 12 30     3.125    3.604  110.3   15.3   249   28.2 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   20 58 32.9   -05 08 57     3.108    3.601  111.3   15.2   249   28.2 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   20 58 29.2   -05 05 28     3.090    3.598  112.2   15.1   249   28.2 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   20 58 24.3   -05 02 03     3.073    3.594  113.1   15.0   248   28.2 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   20 58 18.2   -04 58 42     3.056    3.591  114.1   14.9   248   28.2 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   20 58 11.0   -04 55 25     3.039    3.588  115.0   14.8   248   28.1 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   20 58 02.7   -04 52 13     3.023    3.584  116.0   14.7   248   28.1 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   20 57 53.2   -04 49 05     3.006    3.581  116.9   14.6   247   28.1 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   20 57 42.5   -04 46 02     2.989    3.578  117.9   14.5   247   28.1 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   20 57 30.7   -04 43 03     2.973    3.574  118.8   14.4   247   28.1 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   20 57 17.6   -04 40 09     2.957    3.571  119.8   14.3   246   28.1 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   20 57 03.4   -04 37 20     2.940    3.567  120.7   14.2   246   28.0 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   20 56 48.0   -04 34 35     2.924    3.564  121.7   14.0   246   28.0 

    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.