(518678) 2008 UZ94
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Jun 2026	22.9	3.348 AU	2.638 AU	13h02m	-28°20'	126.9°	14.0°

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 2008 UZ94 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5724000
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1908785
            i (Inclination)                 : 30.25339
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 248.21790
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 159.71826
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 84.50685
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 230.51385
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.05796
            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
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   13 02 41.5   -28 20 08     2.638    3.348  126.9   14.0    98   22.9 
2026-06-07 13:54 UT   13 02 35.8   -28 13 57     2.646    3.349  126.4   14.1    99   22.9 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   13 02 31.9   -28 09 29     2.651    3.350  126.0   14.2    99   22.9 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   13 02 23.8   -27 58 58     2.663    3.351  125.1   14.4    99   22.9 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   13 02 17.0   -27 48 37     2.676    3.353  124.2   14.5   100   23.0 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   13 02 11.6   -27 38 24     2.689    3.355  123.2   14.7   101   23.0 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   13 02 07.7   -27 28 20     2.702    3.356  122.3   14.8   101   23.0 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   13 02 05.1   -27 18 26     2.715    3.358  121.4   15.0   102   23.0 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   13 02 03.8   -27 08 41     2.729    3.359  120.5   15.1   102   23.0 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   13 02 03.9   -26 59 05     2.742    3.361  119.5   15.2   103   23.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   13 02 05.3   -26 49 40     2.756    3.363  118.6   15.4   103   23.1 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   13 02 08.1   -26 40 24     2.769    3.364  117.7   15.5   104   23.1 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   13 02 12.1   -26 31 18     2.783    3.366  116.8   15.6   104   23.1 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   13 02 17.4   -26 22 22     2.797    3.367  115.9   15.8   105   23.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   13 02 24.0   -26 13 36     2.811    3.369  115.0   15.9   105   23.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   13 02 31.9   -26 05 00     2.826    3.370  114.0   16.0   105   23.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   13 02 40.9   -25 56 35     2.840    3.372  113.1   16.1   106   23.2 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   13 02 51.2   -25 48 19     2.854    3.373  112.2   16.2   106   23.2 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   13 03 02.7   -25 40 14     2.869    3.374  111.3   16.3   107   23.2 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   13 03 15.3   -25 32 19     2.884    3.376  110.4   16.4   107   23.2 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   13 03 29.1   -25 24 34     2.898    3.377  109.6   16.5   107   23.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   13 03 44.0   -25 16 59     2.913    3.379  108.7   16.6   108   23.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   13 04 00.0   -25 09 35     2.928    3.380  107.8   16.6   108   23.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   13 04 17.2   -25 02 20     2.943    3.381  106.9   16.7   108   23.3 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   13 04 35.4   -24 55 16     2.958    3.383  106.0   16.8   109   23.3 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   13 04 54.7   -24 48 21     2.973    3.384  105.1   16.9   109   23.3 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   13 05 15.0   -24 41 37     2.988    3.385  104.3   16.9   109   23.3 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   13 05 36.4   -24 35 02     3.004    3.387  103.4   17.0   109   23.3 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   13 05 58.8   -24 28 38     3.019    3.388  102.5   17.0   110   23.3 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   13 06 22.2   -24 22 23     3.034    3.389  101.6   17.1   110   23.3 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   13 06 46.6   -24 16 18     3.050    3.391  100.8   17.1   110   23.4 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   13 07 12.0   -24 10 23     3.065    3.392   99.9   17.2   110   23.4 

    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.