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2021 DM15

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(2021 DM15)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
44.24 AU
True anomaly
326.23°
Distance from Earth
44.218 AU
As of
22 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2021 DM15 — 44.24 AU from the Sun 2021 DM15
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2021 DM15 is 44.218 AU from Earth today (6.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
08h 02m 59s
Declination
+19° 53′ 08″
Constellation
Cancer
Distance from Earth
44.2 AU
Elongation from the Sun
91.39° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

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  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.
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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
45.914 AU
Eccentricity
0.0432
Inclination
2.39°
Orbital period
311.1 years
Perihelion
43.931 AU
Aphelion
47.898 AU
Longitude of ascending node
130.48°
Argument of periapsis
20.72°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 16,711.8 LD
42.9419 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.044

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
19
Data arc
6.31 years
First observed
3 November 2018
Last observed
23 February 2025
Residual RMS
0.25 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 March 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.36

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources