2019 UB7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Sep 2026	29.8	3.018 AU	2.987 AU	17h32m	-24°00'	82.1°	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 UB7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6561146
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0451824
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.05726
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 302.97270
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 180.58170
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 74.14147
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 303.55403
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.02088
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.92            
        

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
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   17 32 24.7   -24 00 04     2.987    3.018   82.1   19.2    93   29.8 
2026-09-25 16:23 UT   17 32 58.1   -24 00 07     2.999    3.020   81.6   19.2    93   29.8 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   17 33 13.8   -24 00 09     3.005    3.021   81.3   19.2    93   29.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   17 34 03.6   -24 00 14     3.024    3.025   80.5   19.1    93   29.9 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   17 34 54.3   -24 00 18     3.042    3.029   79.7   19.0    93   29.9 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   17 35 45.7   -24 00 22     3.060    3.032   79.0   18.9    93   29.9 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   17 36 37.8   -24 00 26     3.078    3.036   78.2   18.8    92   29.9 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   17 37 30.7   -24 00 30     3.096    3.039   77.4   18.8    92   29.9 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   17 38 24.3   -24 00 33     3.114    3.043   76.6   18.7    92   29.9 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   17 39 18.7   -24 00 35     3.132    3.046   75.8   18.6    92   29.9 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   17 40 13.7   -24 00 37     3.150    3.050   75.1   18.5    92   29.9 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   17 41 09.4   -24 00 39     3.168    3.053   74.3   18.4    92   30.0 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   17 42 05.8   -24 00 40     3.186    3.057   73.5   18.3    92   30.0 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   17 43 02.8   -24 00 40     3.204    3.060   72.8   18.2    92   30.0 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   17 44 00.5   -24 00 40     3.222    3.064   72.0   18.1    92   30.0 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   17 44 58.9   -24 00 38     3.239    3.067   71.2   18.0    92   30.0 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   17 45 57.9   -24 00 36     3.257    3.071   70.5   17.9    92   30.0 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   17 46 57.5   -24 00 33     3.274    3.074   69.7   17.7    92   30.0 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   17 47 57.7   -24 00 29     3.292    3.077   68.9   17.6    91   30.0 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   17 48 58.5   -24 00 24     3.309    3.081   68.2   17.5    91   30.0 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   17 49 59.8   -24 00 17     3.326    3.084   67.4   17.4    91   30.0 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   17 51 01.8   -24 00 10     3.343    3.087   66.7   17.3    91   30.1 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   17 52 04.2   -24 00 01     3.360    3.091   65.9   17.1    91   30.1 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   17 53 07.3   -23 59 52     3.377    3.094   65.2   17.0    91   30.1 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   17 54 10.8   -23 59 41     3.394    3.097   64.4   16.9    91   30.1 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   17 55 14.9   -23 59 28     3.411    3.100   63.7   16.7    91   30.1 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   17 56 19.4   -23 59 15     3.428    3.104   62.9   16.6    91   30.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   17 57 24.5   -23 58 60     3.444    3.107   62.2   16.5    91   30.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   17 58 30.0   -23 58 43     3.461    3.110   61.4   16.3    90   30.1 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   17 59 36.1   -23 58 25     3.477    3.113   60.7   16.2    90   30.1 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   18 00 42.5   -23 58 06     3.493    3.116   59.9   16.0    90   30.1 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   18 01 49.4   -23 57 45     3.509    3.119   59.2   15.9    90   30.1 

    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.