2019 UR2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Aug 2026	27.1	3.290 AU	2.353 AU	20h01m	-05°45'	153.5°	7.9°

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
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   20 01 29.4   -05 45 19     2.353    3.290  153.5    7.9   109   27.1 
2026-08-17 02:14 UT   20 01 24.2   -05 45 44     2.353    3.290  153.4    7.9   109   27.1 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   20 00 33.5   -05 49 45     2.354    3.286  152.5    8.2   108   27.1 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   19 59 38.4   -05 54 13     2.356    3.281  151.5    8.5   106   27.2 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   19 58 44.1   -05 58 43     2.358    3.277  150.5    8.8   105   27.2 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   19 57 50.6   -06 03 16     2.360    3.272  149.4    9.0   104   27.2 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   19 56 58.1   -06 07 51     2.363    3.267  148.4    9.3   103   27.2 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   19 56 06.5   -06 12 28     2.366    3.263  147.3    9.6   102   27.2 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   19 55 15.9   -06 17 06     2.369    3.258  146.3    9.9   101   27.2 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   19 54 26.3   -06 21 46     2.372    3.254  145.2   10.2   100   27.2 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   19 53 37.8   -06 26 28     2.375    3.249  144.2   10.5    99   27.2 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   19 52 50.3   -06 31 10     2.379    3.244  143.1   10.8    98   27.2 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   19 52 04.0   -06 35 53     2.383    3.240  142.1   11.1    98   27.3 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   19 51 18.8   -06 40 37     2.387    3.235  141.0   11.3    97   27.3 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   19 50 34.7   -06 45 22     2.392    3.230  139.9   11.6    96   27.3 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   19 49 51.8   -06 50 07     2.396    3.226  138.9   11.9    96   27.3 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   19 49 10.1   -06 54 52     2.401    3.221  137.8   12.2    95   27.3 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   19 48 29.7   -06 59 38     2.406    3.216  136.7   12.4    94   27.3 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   19 47 50.5   -07 04 23     2.412    3.212  135.7   12.7    94   27.3 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   19 47 12.6   -07 09 08     2.417    3.207  134.6   12.9    93   27.3 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   19 46 36.0   -07 13 52     2.423    3.202  133.5   13.2    93   27.3 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   19 46 00.7   -07 18 36     2.429    3.197  132.5   13.4    92   27.4 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   19 45 26.8   -07 23 19     2.435    3.192  131.4   13.7    92   27.4 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   19 44 54.2   -07 28 01     2.441    3.188  130.4   13.9    91   27.4 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   19 44 23.0   -07 32 42     2.448    3.183  129.3   14.2    91   27.4 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   19 43 53.2   -07 37 22     2.454    3.178  128.3   14.4    91   27.4 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   19 43 24.8   -07 42 00     2.461    3.173  127.2   14.6    90   27.4 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   19 42 57.8   -07 46 37     2.468    3.168  126.2   14.9    90   27.4 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   19 42 32.3   -07 51 12     2.475    3.163  125.1   15.1    89   27.4 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   19 42 08.2   -07 55 45     2.482    3.158  124.1   15.3    89   27.4 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   19 41 45.5   -08 00 16     2.490    3.153  123.1   15.5    89   27.5 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   19 41 24.3   -08 04 45     2.497    3.148  122.0   15.7    88   27.5 

    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.