2021 PB15
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Apr 2026	23.8	1.359 AU	0.764 AU	18h12m	-33°31'	100.0°	46.4°

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 2021 PB15 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1833992
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.1777997
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.86404
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 0.12539
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 73.62941
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 39.01902
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 73.60781
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.54333
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.28            
        

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
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   18 12 49.8   -33 31 60     0.764    1.359  100.0   46.4   271   23.8 
2026-04-03 08:59 UT   18 13 35.2   -33 36 01     0.762    1.360  100.2   46.3   270   23.8 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   18 14 50.7   -33 42 45     0.758    1.361  100.6   46.3   270   23.7 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   18 16 50.3   -33 53 32     0.752    1.362  101.1   46.1   270   23.7 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   18 18 48.4   -34 04 23     0.746    1.363  101.7   45.9   270   23.7 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   18 20 45.0   -34 15 17     0.740    1.365  102.2   45.8   270   23.7 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   18 22 40.1   -34 26 14     0.734    1.366  102.8   45.6   270   23.7 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   18 24 33.7   -34 37 16     0.728    1.367  103.4   45.4   270   23.6 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   18 26 25.6   -34 48 22     0.722    1.368  103.9   45.3   270   23.6 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   18 28 15.8   -34 59 33     0.715    1.370  104.5   45.1   270   23.6 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   18 30 04.4   -35 10 49     0.709    1.371  105.1   44.9   270   23.6 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   18 31 51.1   -35 22 10     0.703    1.372  105.7   44.7   270   23.6 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   18 33 36.0   -35 33 38     0.697    1.373  106.3   44.5   270   23.5 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   18 35 18.9   -35 45 11     0.691    1.374  106.9   44.3   270   23.5 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   18 36 59.9   -35 56 52     0.685    1.375  107.5   44.1   270   23.5 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   18 38 38.9   -36 08 39     0.679    1.376  108.1   43.9   270   23.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   18 40 15.7   -36 20 33     0.673    1.377  108.8   43.7   270   23.4 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   18 41 50.5   -36 32 36     0.667    1.378  109.4   43.4   271   23.4 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   18 43 23.0   -36 44 46     0.661    1.379  110.0   43.2   271   23.4 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   18 44 53.2   -36 57 05     0.655    1.380  110.7   42.9   271   23.4 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   18 46 21.1   -37 09 32     0.649    1.381  111.3   42.7   271   23.3 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   18 47 46.6   -37 22 08     0.643    1.381  112.0   42.4   271   23.3 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   18 49 09.7   -37 34 53     0.637    1.382  112.6   42.2   271   23.3 

    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.