2019 UR2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Sep 2026	27.4	3.159 AU	2.483 AU	19h42m	-07°55'	124.1°	15.3°

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)                : 0.6501702
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4405960
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.44981
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 228.75305
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 231.16003
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 251.24529
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 279.44417
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.12148
            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
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   19 42 08.3   -07 55 51     2.483    3.159  124.1   15.3    89   27.4 
2026-09-14 03:32 UT   19 42 04.8   -07 56 31     2.484    3.158  124.0   15.3    89   27.4 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   19 41 45.6   -08 00 22     2.490    3.154  123.1   15.5    89   27.5 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   19 41 24.4   -08 04 50     2.498    3.149  122.0   15.7    88   27.5 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   19 41 04.7   -08 09 17     2.505    3.144  121.0   15.9    88   27.5 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   19 40 46.4   -08 13 41     2.513    3.139  120.0   16.1    88   27.5 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   19 40 29.6   -08 18 02     2.521    3.134  119.0   16.3    87   27.5 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   19 40 14.2   -08 22 21     2.529    3.129  118.0   16.5    87   27.5 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   19 40 00.3   -08 26 37     2.537    3.124  117.0   16.6    87   27.5 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   19 39 47.9   -08 30 50     2.546    3.119  116.0   16.8    86   27.5 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   19 39 37.0   -08 34 60     2.554    3.113  115.0   17.0    86   27.5 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   19 39 27.5   -08 39 07     2.563    3.108  114.0   17.2    86   27.5 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   19 39 19.4   -08 43 10     2.571    3.103  113.0   17.3    86   27.6 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   19 39 12.8   -08 47 11     2.580    3.098  112.0   17.5    85   27.6 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   19 39 07.7   -08 51 08     2.589    3.093  111.0   17.6    85   27.6 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   19 39 04.0   -08 55 02     2.597    3.088  110.0   17.8    85   27.6 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   19 39 01.7   -08 58 52     2.606    3.083  109.1   17.9    85   27.6 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   19 39 00.9   -09 02 39     2.615    3.077  108.1   18.0    84   27.6 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   19 39 01.5   -09 06 22     2.624    3.072  107.1   18.1    84   27.6 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   19 39 03.5   -09 10 01     2.633    3.067  106.2   18.3    84   27.6 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   19 39 06.9   -09 13 37     2.643    3.062  105.2   18.4    84   27.6 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   19 39 11.8   -09 17 09     2.652    3.057  104.3   18.5    83   27.6 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   19 39 18.0   -09 20 36     2.661    3.051  103.3   18.6    83   27.6 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   19 39 25.6   -09 24 00     2.670    3.046  102.4   18.7    83   27.6 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   19 39 34.7   -09 27 20     2.680    3.041  101.5   18.8    83   27.6 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   19 39 45.1   -09 30 35     2.689    3.035  100.5   18.9    82   27.7 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   19 39 56.9   -09 33 47     2.699    3.030   99.6   19.0    82   27.7 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   19 40 10.1   -09 36 53     2.708    3.025   98.7   19.1    82   27.7 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   19 40 24.6   -09 39 56     2.717    3.019   97.8   19.1    82   27.7 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   19 40 40.4   -09 42 54     2.727    3.014   96.9   19.2    81   27.7 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   19 40 57.6   -09 45 48     2.736    3.008   96.0   19.3    81   27.7 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   19 41 16.2   -09 48 37     2.746    3.003   95.1   19.3    81   27.7 

    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.