(415029) 2011 UL21
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Jul 2026	22.0	3.086 AU	3.602 AU	03h44m	+43°27'	52.2°	15.1°

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 2011 UL21 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6537389
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1223847
            i (Inclination)                 : 34.88596
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 275.31457
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 284.98019
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 177.74571
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 203.38086
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -33.53921
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.09            
        

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
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   03 44 25.0   +43 27 47     3.602    3.086   52.2   15.1   275   22.0 
2026-07-15 03:34 UT   03 44 37.8   +43 28 36     3.600    3.085   52.3   15.1   275   22.0 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   03 45 51.2   +43 33 18     3.588    3.082   52.8   15.2   275   22.0 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   03 47 17.1   +43 38 49     3.574    3.078   53.4   15.4   275   22.0 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   03 48 42.8   +43 44 20     3.560    3.074   54.0   15.5   275   22.0 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   03 50 08.2   +43 49 50     3.546    3.070   54.6   15.6   274   22.0 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   03 51 33.4   +43 55 20     3.532    3.067   55.2   15.8   274   22.0 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   03 52 58.3   +44 00 49     3.517    3.063   55.8   15.9   274   22.0 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   03 54 22.9   +44 06 19     3.503    3.059   56.3   16.1   274   21.9 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   03 55 47.2   +44 11 47     3.488    3.055   56.9   16.2   273   21.9 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   03 57 11.2   +44 17 16     3.473    3.051   57.5   16.3   273   21.9 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   03 58 34.9   +44 22 44     3.458    3.047   58.1   16.4   273   21.9 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   03 59 58.3   +44 28 12     3.443    3.043   58.7   16.6   273   21.9 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   04 01 21.3   +44 33 40     3.428    3.039   59.3   16.7   272   21.9 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   04 02 44.0   +44 39 07     3.413    3.035   59.9   16.8   272   21.9 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   04 04 06.4   +44 44 34     3.398    3.031   60.6   17.0   272   21.9 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   04 05 28.3   +44 50 01     3.382    3.026   61.2   17.1   272   21.9 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   04 06 49.9   +44 55 28     3.367    3.022   61.8   17.2   272   21.9 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   04 08 11.2   +45 00 55     3.351    3.018   62.4   17.3   271   21.9 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   04 09 32.0   +45 06 21     3.336    3.014   63.0   17.5   271   21.9 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   04 10 52.4   +45 11 48     3.320    3.010   63.6   17.6   271   21.8 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   04 12 12.4   +45 17 14     3.304    3.006   64.3   17.7   271   21.8 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   04 13 31.9   +45 22 40     3.288    3.001   64.9   17.8   271   21.8 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   04 14 51.0   +45 28 06     3.272    2.997   65.5   17.9   271   21.8 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   04 16 09.6   +45 33 33     3.256    2.993   66.1   18.1   270   21.8 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   04 17 27.7   +45 38 59     3.240    2.989   66.8   18.2   270   21.8 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   04 18 45.3   +45 44 25     3.223    2.984   67.4   18.3   270   21.8 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   04 20 02.4   +45 49 52     3.207    2.980   68.0   18.4   270   21.8 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   04 21 19.0   +45 55 18     3.190    2.976   68.7   18.5   270   21.8 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   04 22 34.9   +46 00 45     3.174    2.971   69.3   18.6   269   21.8 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   04 23 50.3   +46 06 11     3.157    2.967   70.0   18.7   269   21.7 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   04 25 05.1   +46 11 38     3.141    2.963   70.6   18.8   269   21.7 

    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.