2019 UK6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Apr 2026	29.3	3.152 AU	2.817 AU	18h37m	-21°42'	100.2°	18.2°

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 UK6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5733545
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3908923
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.34532
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 246.35730
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 162.96573
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 226.56583
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 229.39284
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.56380
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.70            
        

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
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   18 37 09.5   -21 42 25     2.817    3.152  100.2   18.2   266   29.3 
2026-04-09 14:41 UT   18 37 25.3   -21 41 26     2.806    3.149  100.7   18.2   266   29.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   18 37 35.1   -21 40 48     2.798    3.148  101.0   18.2   266   29.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   18 37 59.6   -21 39 11     2.780    3.144  101.9   18.2   266   29.2 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   18 38 22.9   -21 37 33     2.761    3.139  102.8   18.1   266   29.2 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   18 38 45.0   -21 35 56     2.743    3.135  103.7   18.1   266   29.2 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   18 39 05.9   -21 34 18     2.724    3.131  104.6   18.1   266   29.2 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   18 39 25.5   -21 32 41     2.706    3.127  105.5   18.0   266   29.2 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   18 39 43.9   -21 31 04     2.688    3.123  106.4   18.0   266   29.1 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   18 40 01.1   -21 29 27     2.669    3.119  107.3   17.9   266   29.1 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   18 40 16.9   -21 27 50     2.651    3.115  108.2   17.8   265   29.1 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   18 40 31.5   -21 26 13     2.633    3.111  109.2   17.8   265   29.1 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   18 40 44.7   -21 24 37     2.615    3.106  110.1   17.7   265   29.1 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   18 40 56.6   -21 23 01     2.597    3.102  111.0   17.6   265   29.0 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   18 41 07.2   -21 21 26     2.579    3.098  111.9   17.5   265   29.0 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   18 41 16.4   -21 19 50     2.561    3.094  112.9   17.4   265   29.0 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   18 41 24.2   -21 18 16     2.543    3.090  113.8   17.3   265   29.0 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   18 41 30.6   -21 16 41     2.526    3.085  114.8   17.2   265   29.0 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   18 41 35.6   -21 15 08     2.508    3.081  115.7   17.1   265   28.9 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   18 41 39.1   -21 13 34     2.491    3.077  116.7   17.0   265   28.9 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   18 41 41.3   -21 12 02     2.473    3.072  117.6   16.9   265   28.9 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   18 41 41.9   -21 10 30     2.456    3.068  118.6   16.7   265   28.9 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   18 41 41.2   -21 08 58     2.439    3.064  119.6   16.6   265   28.8 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   18 41 38.9   -21 07 27     2.422    3.059  120.5   16.5   265   28.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   18 41 35.1   -21 05 57     2.405    3.055  121.5   16.3   265   28.8 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   18 41 29.8   -21 04 27     2.388    3.051  122.5   16.2   265   28.8 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   18 41 23.0   -21 02 58     2.372    3.046  123.5   16.0   265   28.8 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   18 41 14.6   -21 01 29     2.355    3.042  124.5   15.9   264   28.7 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   18 41 04.7   -21 00 01     2.339    3.038  125.5   15.7   264   28.7 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   18 40 53.2   -20 58 34     2.322    3.033  126.5   15.5   264   28.7 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   18 40 40.1   -20 57 08     2.306    3.029  127.5   15.3   264   28.7 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   18 40 25.4   -20 55 42     2.290    3.024  128.6   15.1   264   28.6 

    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.