(518678) 2008 UZ94
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Oct 2026	23.8	3.445 AU	4.255 AU	14h28m	-23°04'	31.7°	8.8°

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 2008 UZ94 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5722836
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1909924
            i (Inclination)                 : 30.25143
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 248.22125
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 159.71808
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 145.29814
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 230.51671
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.05745
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.24            
        

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
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   14 28 22.9   -23 04 16     4.255    3.445   31.7    8.8   122   23.8 
2026-10-05 13:57 UT   14 29 04.7   -23 05 32     4.260    3.445   31.3    8.7   122   23.8 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   14 29 34.9   -23 06 28     4.263    3.445   31.0    8.6   122   23.8 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   14 30 47.1   -23 08 41     4.271    3.445   30.3    8.4   122   23.8 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   14 31 59.5   -23 10 55     4.278    3.445   29.6    8.2   122   23.8 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   14 33 12.1   -23 13 11     4.285    3.444   28.9    8.1   123   23.8 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   14 34 25.0   -23 15 27     4.292    3.444   28.2    7.9   123   23.8 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   14 35 38.1   -23 17 45     4.299    3.444   27.5    7.7   123   23.8 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   14 36 51.3   -23 20 04     4.305    3.444   26.8    7.5   123   23.8 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   14 38 04.8   -23 22 23     4.311    3.444   26.2    7.3   124   23.8 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   14 39 18.5   -23 24 44     4.318    3.444   25.5    7.2   124   23.8 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   14 40 32.4   -23 27 05     4.324    3.443   24.8    7.0   124   23.8 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   14 41 46.4   -23 29 27     4.329    3.443   24.1    6.8   125   23.8 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   14 43 00.7   -23 31 49     4.335    3.443   23.4    6.6   125   23.7 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   14 44 15.1   -23 34 12     4.340    3.443   22.7    6.4   125   23.7 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   14 45 29.7   -23 36 36     4.346    3.443   22.0    6.2   126   23.7 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   14 46 44.5   -23 38 60     4.351    3.442   21.4    6.0   126   23.7 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   14 47 59.4   -23 41 24     4.356    3.442   20.7    5.9   127   23.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   14 49 14.5   -23 43 49     4.360    3.442   20.0    5.7   127   23.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   14 50 29.7   -23 46 14     4.365    3.441   19.3    5.5   128   23.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   14 51 45.1   -23 48 39     4.369    3.441   18.7    5.3   129   23.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   14 53 00.7   -23 51 05     4.373    3.441   18.0    5.1   129   23.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   14 54 16.4   -23 53 30     4.377    3.440   17.3    4.9   130   23.7 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   14 55 32.3   -23 55 56     4.380    3.440   16.7    4.8   131   23.7 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   14 56 48.2   -23 58 21     4.384    3.440   16.0    4.6   131   23.7 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   14 58 04.4   -24 00 47     4.387    3.439   15.4    4.4   132   23.7 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   14 59 20.6   -24 03 12     4.390    3.439   14.7    4.2   133   23.7 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   15 00 37.0   -24 05 37     4.393    3.439   14.1    4.0   134   23.6 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   15 01 53.6   -24 08 02     4.396    3.438   13.4    3.8   136   23.6 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   15 03 10.2   -24 10 27     4.398    3.438   12.8    3.7   137   23.6 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   15 04 27.0   -24 12 51     4.401    3.437   12.2    3.5   139   23.6 

    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.