2025 UT11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Sep 2026	32.8	2.749 AU	3.592 AU	12h53m	-05°30'	28.5°	10.1°

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 2025 UT11 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5496701
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2257028
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.89531
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 187.65923
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 234.52876
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 59.53273
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 242.18468
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.72914
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.32            
        

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
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   12 53 26.4   -05 30 21     3.592    2.749   28.5   10.1   112   32.8 
2026-09-09 03:58 UT   12 53 40.3   -05 31 47     3.594    2.750   28.4   10.0   112   32.8 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   12 54 50.3   -05 39 01     3.603    2.753   27.9    9.8   112   32.8 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   12 56 14.3   -05 47 39     3.614    2.758   27.3    9.6   112   32.8 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   12 57 38.2   -05 56 16     3.625    2.763   26.7    9.4   112   32.8 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   12 59 02.1   -06 04 52     3.635    2.767   26.1    9.2   112   32.8 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   13 00 26.0   -06 13 27     3.646    2.772   25.5    9.0   112   32.8 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   13 01 49.9   -06 22 00     3.656    2.776   24.9    8.8   112   32.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   13 03 13.7   -06 30 32     3.666    2.781   24.3    8.5   112   32.8 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   13 04 37.6   -06 39 03     3.676    2.785   23.7    8.3   112   32.8 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   13 06 01.4   -06 47 33     3.686    2.790   23.1    8.1   112   32.8 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   13 07 25.2   -06 56 01     3.696    2.794   22.5    7.9   112   32.8 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   13 08 49.0   -07 04 28     3.706    2.799   21.9    7.7   112   32.8 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   13 10 12.8   -07 12 54     3.715    2.803   21.3    7.5   112   32.8 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   13 11 36.5   -07 21 18     3.724    2.808   20.7    7.2   112   32.8 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   13 13 00.2   -07 29 40     3.734    2.812   20.1    7.0   112   32.8 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   13 14 23.9   -07 38 01     3.742    2.816   19.5    6.8   112   32.8 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   13 15 47.6   -07 46 21     3.751    2.821   18.8    6.6   111   32.8 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   13 17 11.3   -07 54 39     3.760    2.825   18.2    6.4   111   32.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   13 18 34.9   -08 02 55     3.768    2.830   17.6    6.2   111   32.8 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   13 19 58.5   -08 11 10     3.777    2.834   17.0    5.9   111   32.8 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   13 21 22.0   -08 19 24     3.785    2.838   16.4    5.7   111   32.8 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   13 22 45.6   -08 27 35     3.793    2.842   15.8    5.5   111   32.8 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   13 24 09.1   -08 35 45     3.801    2.847   15.2    5.3   111   32.8 

    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.