2019 UR2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Oct 2026	27.7	3.013 AU	2.725 AU	19h40m	-09°42'	96.9°	19.2°

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)                : 0.6501512
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4404728
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.44958
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 228.75311
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 231.15993
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 251.29154
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 279.44415
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.12129
            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
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   19 40 44.8   -09 42 35     2.725    3.013   96.9   19.2    81   27.7 
2026-10-12 05:20 UT   19 40 48.5   -09 43 14     2.727    3.011   96.7   19.2    81   27.7 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   19 41 02.0   -09 45 29     2.735    3.007   96.0   19.3    81   27.7 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   19 41 20.5   -09 48 18     2.744    3.002   95.1   19.3    81   27.7 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   19 41 40.3   -09 51 03     2.754    2.996   94.2   19.4    81   27.7 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   19 42 01.4   -09 53 43     2.763    2.991   93.3   19.4    81   27.7 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   19 42 23.8   -09 56 18     2.773    2.985   92.4   19.5    80   27.7 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   19 42 47.5   -09 58 48     2.782    2.980   91.5   19.5    80   27.7 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   19 43 12.5   -10 01 14     2.792    2.974   90.6   19.6    80   27.7 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   19 43 38.6   -10 03 35     2.801    2.969   89.8   19.6    80   27.7 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   19 44 06.1   -10 05 51     2.810    2.963   88.9   19.6    80   27.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   19 44 34.7   -10 08 03     2.820    2.958   88.0   19.7    79   27.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   19 45 04.5   -10 10 09     2.829    2.952   87.2   19.7    79   27.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   19 45 35.6   -10 12 10     2.838    2.946   86.3   19.7    79   27.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   19 46 07.8   -10 14 07     2.848    2.941   85.4   19.7    79   27.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   19 46 41.2   -10 15 58     2.857    2.935   84.6   19.7    79   27.7 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   19 47 15.7   -10 17 45     2.866    2.930   83.7   19.7    78   27.7 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   19 47 51.4   -10 19 26     2.875    2.924   82.9   19.7    78   27.7 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   19 48 28.2   -10 21 03     2.884    2.918   82.1   19.7    78   27.7 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   19 49 06.1   -10 22 34     2.894    2.912   81.2   19.7    78   27.7 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   19 49 45.1   -10 24 00     2.903    2.907   80.4   19.7    77   27.8 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   19 50 25.2   -10 25 21     2.911    2.901   79.6   19.7    77   27.8 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   19 51 06.4   -10 26 37     2.920    2.895   78.8   19.6    77   27.8 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   19 51 48.7   -10 27 47     2.929    2.889   77.9   19.6    77   27.8 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   19 52 32.0   -10 28 53     2.938    2.884   77.1   19.6    77   27.8 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   19 53 16.4   -10 29 53     2.947    2.878   76.3   19.6    76   27.8 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   19 54 01.8   -10 30 47     2.955    2.872   75.5   19.5    76   27.8 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   19 54 48.3   -10 31 36     2.964    2.866   74.7   19.5    76   27.8 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   19 55 35.8   -10 32 20     2.972    2.860   73.9   19.4    76   27.8 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   19 56 24.3   -10 32 59     2.981    2.854   73.1   19.4    76   27.8 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   19 57 13.7   -10 33 32     2.989    2.848   72.3   19.3    75   27.8 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   19 58 04.2   -10 33 59     2.997    2.842   71.5   19.3    75   27.8 

    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.