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2014 LY21

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(2014 LY21)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.015 AU
True anomaly
170.31°
Distance from Earth
1.938 AU
As of
15 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 LY21 — 1.015 AU from the Sun 2014 LY21
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 LY21 is 1.938 AU from Earth today (16.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 25m 08s
Declination
-14° 09′ 35″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.94 AU
Elongation from the Sun
15.54° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.646 AU
Eccentricity
0.6059
Inclination
1.24°
Orbital period
189.5 days
Perihelion
0.254 AU
Aphelion
1.037 AU
Longitude of ascending node
73.35°
Argument of periapsis
349.75°
Epoch · J2000
2456810.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.1 LD
0.0001 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.618

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
11
First observed
2 June 2014
Last observed
2 June 2014
Residual RMS
0.54 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
29.1

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Sources