2019 UP8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Nov 2025	32.7	2.736 AU	3.239 AU	12h04m	-05°25'	51.5°	16.4°

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 UP8 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4905548
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8463968
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.84310
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 209.89517
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 142.90993
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 165.28796
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 173.06382
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 4.72052
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.51            
        

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
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   12 04 16.1   -05 25 22     3.239    2.736   51.5   16.4   290   32.7 
2025-11-17 13:33 UT   12 04 54.6   -05 29 40     3.233    2.736   51.9   16.5   290   32.7 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   12 05 24.2   -05 32 58     3.228    2.736   52.2   16.6   290   32.7 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   12 06 31.9   -05 40 32     3.217    2.737   52.9   16.7   290   32.7 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   12 07 39.1   -05 48 03     3.206    2.738   53.6   16.9   290   32.7 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   12 08 45.9   -05 55 32     3.195    2.739   54.3   17.0   290   32.7 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   12 09 52.2   -06 02 59     3.183    2.739   55.0   17.2   290   32.7 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   12 10 58.0   -06 10 22     3.172    2.740   55.7   17.3   290   32.7 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   12 12 03.4   -06 17 43     3.160    2.741   56.4   17.5   290   32.7 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   12 13 08.3   -06 25 01     3.148    2.741   57.2   17.6   291   32.7 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   12 14 12.7   -06 32 17     3.136    2.742   57.9   17.7   291   32.7 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   12 15 16.7   -06 39 29     3.124    2.743   58.6   17.9   291   32.7 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   12 16 20.1   -06 46 38     3.112    2.743   59.3   18.0   291   32.7 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   12 17 23.0   -06 53 45     3.100    2.744   60.0   18.1   291   32.7 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   12 18 25.3   -07 00 48     3.088    2.744   60.8   18.3   291   32.7 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   12 19 27.2   -07 07 48     3.075    2.745   61.5   18.4   291   32.7 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   12 20 28.5   -07 14 45     3.063    2.745   62.2   18.5   291   32.7 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   12 21 29.2   -07 21 39     3.050    2.746   63.0   18.6   291   32.7 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   12 22 29.4   -07 28 29     3.037    2.746   63.7   18.8   291   32.7 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   12 23 29.0   -07 35 16     3.024    2.747   64.4   18.9   291   32.7 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   12 24 28.1   -07 41 60     3.011    2.747   65.2   19.0   291   32.7 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   12 25 26.5   -07 48 39     2.998    2.748   65.9   19.1   291   32.7 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   12 26 24.4   -07 55 16     2.985    2.748   66.7   19.2   291   32.6 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   12 27 21.6   -08 01 49     2.972    2.749   67.4   19.3   291   32.6 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   12 28 18.3   -08 08 18     2.959    2.749   68.2   19.4   291   32.6 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   12 29 14.3   -08 14 43     2.945    2.749   68.9   19.5   292   32.6 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   12 30 09.6   -08 21 04     2.932    2.750   69.7   19.6   292   32.6 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   12 31 04.3   -08 27 21     2.918    2.750   70.5   19.7   292   32.6 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   12 31 58.3   -08 33 35     2.904    2.750   71.2   19.8   292   32.6 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   12 32 51.6   -08 39 43     2.890    2.750   72.0   19.9   292   32.6 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   12 33 44.2   -08 45 48     2.877    2.751   72.8   20.0   292   32.6 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   12 34 36.1   -08 51 49     2.863    2.751   73.5   20.1   292   32.6 

    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.