2019 UK6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Feb 2026	29.9	3.342 AU	3.756 AU	17h54m	-22°46'	58.1°	14.5°

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
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   17 54 50.9   -22 46 38     3.756    3.342   58.1   14.5   271   29.9 
2026-02-16 11:45 UT   17 55 22.9   -22 46 21     3.748    3.340   58.5   14.6   271   29.9 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   17 55 56.2   -22 46 04     3.740    3.338   58.9   14.7   271   29.9 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   17 57 00.9   -22 45 28     3.723    3.335   59.7   14.8   271   29.9 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   17 58 05.3   -22 44 49     3.707    3.332   60.4   15.0   271   29.9 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   17 59 09.1   -22 44 09     3.690    3.328   61.2   15.1   270   29.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   18 00 12.4   -22 43 27     3.673    3.325   62.0   15.2   270   29.9 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   18 01 15.3   -22 42 42     3.657    3.322   62.7   15.3   270   29.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   18 02 17.6   -22 41 56     3.640    3.318   63.5   15.5   270   29.8 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   18 03 19.5   -22 41 08     3.623    3.315   64.3   15.6   270   29.8 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   18 04 20.8   -22 40 17     3.606    3.311   65.0   15.7   270   29.8 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   18 05 21.6   -22 39 25     3.588    3.308   65.8   15.8   270   29.8 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   18 06 21.8   -22 38 31     3.571    3.305   66.6   16.0   270   29.8 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   18 07 21.5   -22 37 35     3.554    3.301   67.3   16.1   270   29.8 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   18 08 20.6   -22 36 38     3.536    3.298   68.1   16.2   269   29.8 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   18 09 19.1   -22 35 38     3.519    3.294   68.9   16.3   269   29.8 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   18 10 17.1   -22 34 37     3.501    3.291   69.7   16.4   269   29.8 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   18 11 14.4   -22 33 34     3.483    3.287   70.5   16.5   269   29.8 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   18 12 11.2   -22 32 29     3.465    3.284   71.2   16.6   269   29.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   18 13 07.3   -22 31 23     3.448    3.280   72.0   16.7   269   29.7 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   18 14 02.8   -22 30 15     3.430    3.277   72.8   16.8   269   29.7 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   18 14 57.7   -22 29 06     3.412    3.273   73.6   16.9   269   29.7 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   18 15 51.9   -22 27 55     3.394    3.269   74.4   17.0   269   29.7 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   18 16 45.4   -22 26 42     3.376    3.266   75.2   17.1   269   29.7 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   18 17 38.3   -22 25 28     3.357    3.262   76.0   17.2   268   29.7 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   18 18 30.4   -22 24 13     3.339    3.259   76.8   17.3   268   29.7 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   18 19 21.9   -22 22 56     3.321    3.255   77.6   17.3   268   29.7 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   18 20 12.6   -22 21 38     3.302    3.251   78.4   17.4   268   29.7 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   18 21 02.6   -22 20 19     3.284    3.248   79.2   17.5   268   29.6 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   18 21 51.8   -22 18 58     3.266    3.244   80.0   17.6   268   29.6 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   18 22 40.3   -22 17 36     3.247    3.240   80.8   17.6   268   29.6 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   18 23 27.9   -22 16 14     3.229    3.237   81.6   17.7   268   29.6 

    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.