2021 RU14
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Apr 2026	30.3	2.934 AU	2.292 AU	09h35m	+17°22'	120.8°	17.1°

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 2021 RU14 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5559133
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3616918
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.97200
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 12.42034
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 2.22701
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 49.14021
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 14.64201
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.15422
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.63            
        

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
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   09 35 53.9   +17 22 08     2.292    2.934  120.8   17.1   111   30.3 
2026-04-10 12:58 UT   09 35 51.0   +17 21 26     2.301    2.936  120.3   17.1   110   30.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   09 35 49.0   +17 20 49     2.309    2.938  119.8   17.2   110   30.3 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   09 35 45.6   +17 19 22     2.325    2.943  118.8   17.4   110   30.3 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   09 35 43.7   +17 17 50     2.342    2.947  117.8   17.5   110   30.4 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   09 35 43.2   +17 16 11     2.359    2.952  116.9   17.6   110   30.4 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   09 35 44.2   +17 14 26     2.377    2.956  115.9   17.8   110   30.4 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   09 35 46.6   +17 12 35     2.394    2.960  114.9   17.9   110   30.4 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   09 35 50.4   +17 10 38     2.411    2.965  114.0   18.0   110   30.4 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   09 35 55.6   +17 08 35     2.429    2.969  113.1   18.1   110   30.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   09 36 02.2   +17 06 27     2.446    2.974  112.1   18.2   110   30.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   09 36 10.1   +17 04 12     2.464    2.978  111.2   18.3   110   30.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   09 36 19.3   +17 01 53     2.482    2.982  110.2   18.4   110   30.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   09 36 29.9   +16 59 27     2.499    2.987  109.3   18.5   110   30.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   09 36 41.7   +16 56 56     2.517    2.991  108.4   18.6   110   30.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   09 36 54.8   +16 54 20     2.535    2.995  107.5   18.7   110   30.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   09 37 09.1   +16 51 39     2.553    3.000  106.6   18.7   110   30.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   09 37 24.7   +16 48 53     2.571    3.004  105.7   18.8   110   30.6 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   09 37 41.4   +16 46 02     2.589    3.008  104.8   18.9   110   30.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   09 37 59.3   +16 43 06     2.607    3.012  103.9   18.9   110   30.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   09 38 18.4   +16 40 05     2.626    3.017  103.0   19.0   109   30.7 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   09 38 38.5   +16 36 59     2.644    3.021  102.2   19.0   109   30.7 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   09 38 59.8   +16 33 49     2.662    3.025  101.3   19.1   109   30.7 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   09 39 22.1   +16 30 34     2.680    3.029  100.4   19.1   109   30.8 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   09 39 45.6   +16 27 15     2.699    3.033   99.6   19.1   109   30.8 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   09 40 10.0   +16 23 51     2.717    3.038   98.7   19.2   109   30.8 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   09 40 35.5   +16 20 23     2.735    3.042   97.8   19.2   109   30.8 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   09 41 02.0   +16 16 50     2.754    3.046   97.0   19.2   109   30.8 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   09 41 29.4   +16 13 14     2.772    3.050   96.2   19.2   109   30.8 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   09 41 57.8   +16 09 33     2.790    3.054   95.3   19.2   109   30.9 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   09 42 27.2   +16 05 48     2.809    3.058   94.5   19.2   109   30.9 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   09 42 57.5   +16 01 59     2.827    3.062   93.6   19.2   109   30.9 

    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.