List of unnumbered trans-Neptunian objects: 2021

The following is a partial list of unnumbered trans-Neptunian objects for principal designations assigned within 2021. As of November 2026, it contains a total of 200 bodies. For more information see the description on the main page. Also see list for the previous and next year.

2021

Designation First Observed (discovered) D (km) Orbital description Remarks Refs
Date Observer
(Site)
Class a
(AU)
e i
(°)
q
(AU)
Q
(AU)
2021 AN2812 January 2021Maunakea (568)40cubewano (cold)?34.00.10230.637.5albedo: 0.152
2021 BK1518 January 2021Las Campanas Observatory (304)126res · 2:555.60.381234.776.4albedo: 0.126
2021 CG5615 February 2021Maunakea (568)131SDO57.10.351337.476.8albedo: 0.124
2021 CJ4615 February 2021Maunakea (568)265cubewano (cold)44.20.04342.445.9albedo: 0.152
2021 CK4615 February 2021Maunakea (568)266res · 2:770.10.492336.0104.2albedo: 0.126
2021 CL4615 February 2021Maunakea (568)169SDO56.90.40934.179.7albedo: 0.124
2021 CP4015 February 2021Maunakea (568)150other TNO55.50.163846.764.4albedo: 0.13
2021 CP57 February 2021Pan-STARRS 1 (F51)20centaur414.80.98910.6819.0albedo: 0.058
2021 DF2617 February 2021Subaru Telescope, Maunakea (T09)78cubewano (cold)?43.20.13337.848.6albedo: 0.152
2021 DG1717 February 2021Maunakea (568)372SDO62.40.233048.276.6albedo: 0.124
2021 DG2617 February 2021Subaru Telescope, Maunakea (T09)133other TNO52.60.111846.658.5albedo: 0.13
2021 DH1717 February 2021Maunakea (568)233cubewano (hot)46.10.131140.052.3albedo: 0.079
2021 DJ1717 February 2021Maunakea (568)167res · 2:5?55.30.252541.569.2albedo: 0.126
2021 DK1817 February 2021Maunakea (568)169EDDO861.00.951544.61677.3albedo: 0.124
2021 DL117 February 2021Mt. Lemmon Survey (G96)9damocloid34.50.891493.965.0albedo: 0.048
2021 DM1517 February 2021Maunakea (568)115cubewano (cold)45.90.04243.947.9binary: 72 km; albedo: 0.152
2021 DM1916 February 2021Maunakea (568)113SDO83.70.552837.4129.9albedo: 0.124
2021 DN1517 February 2021Maunakea (568)154cubewano (cold)44.30.06341.846.9binary: 106 km; albedo: 0.152
2021 DN1917 February 2021Maunakea (568)172cubewano (cold)?47.20.11341.952.6albedo: 0.152
2021 DO1516 February 2021Maunakea (568)191other TNO51.10.162342.759.4albedo: 0.13
2021 DP1516 February 2021Maunakea (568)253SDO61.50.40437.185.9albedo: 0.124
2021 DQ1516 February 2021Maunakea (568)217res · 2:555.60.41332.778.5albedo: 0.126
2021 DR1517 February 2021Maunakea (568)716SDO67.70.433038.796.8albedo: 0.124
2021 DS1517 February 2021Maunakea (568)216cubewano (cold)43.70.05341.645.9binary: 138 km; albedo: 0.152
2021 EE445 March 2021Lowell Discovery Telescope (G37)277centaur42.80.34828.357.3albedo: 0.058
2021 FQ5417 March 2021Las Campanas Observatory (304)97SDO67.90.441837.998.0albedo: 0.124
2021 GQ579 April 2021Pan-STARRS 1 (F51)3damocloid84.00.961253.4164.5albedo: 0.048
2021 GU1225 April 2021Korea Microlensing Telescope Network-CTIO (W93)122SDO60.90.331240.980.9albedo: 0.124
2021 GW12212 April 2021Korea Microlensing Telescope Network-CTIO (W93)100cubewano (cold)42.50.03141.243.8albedo: 0.152
2021 HA46————47.50.251735.659.3—
2021 LA449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)157plutino39.30.20531.447.1albedo: 0.074
2021 LA459 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)83cubewano (cold)?42.30.03241.243.5albedo: 0.152
2021 LA57————60.30.442033.986.7—
2021 LA583 June 2021Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Maunakea (T14)——87.70.363856.5118.8—
2021 LA59————45.80.071942.649.1—
2021 LB449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)61cubewano (cold)?42.00.11337.446.7albedo: 0.152
2021 LB459 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)31twotino47.50.23936.358.6albedo: 0.126
2021 LB57————39.30.312327.151.6—
2021 LB58————42.90.142037.048.8—
2021 LB59————55.30.344236.474.2—
2021 LC449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)66cubewano (cold)?46.20.13240.252.2albedo: 0.152
2021 LC57————49.00.283435.262.8—
2021 LC58————41.40.132036.246.6—
2021 LC59————47.50.271834.760.3—
2021 LD449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)111plutino39.20.30227.351.1albedo: 0.074
2021 LD5613 June 2021Cerro Tololo-DECam (W84)——40.20.041538.841.7—
2021 LD57————59.70.381937.282.2—
2021 LD58————47.20.172639.355.1—
2021 LD59————45.50.153238.852.2—
2021 LE449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)71cubewano (cold)?44.00.08340.547.6albedo: 0.152
2021 LE57————39.20.271728.549.9—
2021 LE58————43.10.152236.649.7—
2021 LE59————55.10.431931.778.5—
2021 LF449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)48cubewano (hot)?41.40.101837.345.6albedo: 0.079
2021 LF57————90.00.602435.7144.3—
2021 LF58————54.80.163045.863.8—
2021 LF59————66.50.423438.794.3—
2021 LG449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)37cubewano (cold)?43.50.05141.345.7albedo: 0.152
2021 LG57————38.70.092335.142.3—
2021 LG58————41.70.072038.744.7—
2021 LG59————43.00.072139.946.1—
2021 LH449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)52cubewano (cold)?43.90.04242.245.6albedo: 0.152
2021 LH57————42.40.122337.347.5—
2021 LH58————39.40.282228.650.3—
2021 LH59————51.80.271937.965.8—
2021 LJ449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)67cubewano (cold)?44.00.05441.846.2albedo: 0.152
2021 LJ57————43.00.141536.949.1—
2021 LJ58————47.10.152240.154.2—
2021 LJ59————39.50.272328.650.3—
2021 LK449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)76SDO86.00.571636.9135.1albedo: 0.124
2021 LK548 June 2021Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Maunakea (T14)79plutino39.30.222330.847.9albedo: 0.074
2021 LK57————45.00.181536.853.1—
2021 LK58————51.10.284036.965.3—
2021 LL3712 June 2021DECam (W84)574SDO55.70.361035.875.5albedo: 0.124
2021 LL449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)43cubewano (cold)?42.50.01242.043.0albedo: 0.152
2021 LL543 June 2021Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Maunakea (T14)90other TNO39.50.021938.740.2albedo: 0.13
2021 LL56————45.10.162637.852.5—
2021 LL57————48.70.282435.162.2—
2021 LL58————83.90.611733.0134.8—
2021 LM4313 June 2021Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (807)131SDO88.70.631532.9144.5albedo: 0.124
2021 LM449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)81cubewano (cold)?43.70.09139.747.8albedo: 0.152
2021 LM56————45.40.122040.050.8—
2021 LM57————42.10.221832.751.4—
2021 LM58————45.30.142238.851.9—
2021 LN436 June 2021Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (807)295twotino47.60.23836.758.6albedo: 0.126
2021 LN449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)54plutino39.20.20531.347.1albedo: 0.074
2021 LN56————59.90.393036.783.2—
2021 LN57————109.80.741928.4191.1—
2021 LN58————104.80.672734.2175.4—
2021 LO436 June 2021Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (807)182SDO63.20.441535.690.8albedo: 0.124
2021 LO449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)57plutino39.00.251929.448.7albedo: 0.074
2021 LO56————55.10.441430.979.3—
2021 LO57————68.90.512233.6104.1—
2021 LO58————54.50.352335.773.3—
2021 LP437 June 2021Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (807)215SDO170.30.77939.5301.1albedo: 0.124
2021 LP449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)52res · 2:555.10.42531.778.4albedo: 0.126
2021 LP56————47.40.161739.854.9—
2021 LP57————41.80.082638.645.0—
2021 LP58————45.60.172937.853.4—
2021 LQ436 June 2021Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (807)224res · 1:362.00.371238.885.2albedo: 0.126
2021 LQ449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)249cubewano (hot)?47.40.102142.951.9albedo: 0.079
2021 LQ56————39.30.262829.049.7—
2021 LQ57————44.20.142838.050.4—
2021 LQ58————77.40.621829.3125.4—
2021 LR4311 June 2021Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (807)162SDO76.10.493339.0113.2albedo: 0.124
2021 LR449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)96plutino39.30.17732.546.1albedo: 0.074
2021 LR56————41.70.111437.146.2—
2021 LR57————136.50.751534.5238.6—
2021 LR58————52.90.311936.569.2—
2021 LS437 June 2021Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (807)176SDO91.30.60436.7145.9albedo: 0.124
2021 LS449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)69cubewano (cold)?43.10.02242.343.8albedo: 0.152
2021 LS56————38.40.032437.139.7—
2021 LS57————49.90.271836.463.4—
2021 LS58————77.80.542835.6120.0—
2021 LT449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)36cubewano (cold)?46.60.13440.452.9albedo: 0.152
2021 LT56————43.40.082039.847.0—
2021 LT57————41.70.122336.646.8—
2021 LT58————39.20.211830.847.6—
2021 LU439 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)188cubewano (cold)42.60.02341.843.4albedo: 0.152
2021 LU56————63.70.411837.590.0—
2021 LU57————51.80.302336.367.2—
2021 LV439 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)37twotino47.20.30232.961.5albedo: 0.126
2021 LV449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)54plutino39.30.18732.346.4albedo: 0.074
2021 LV56————68.80.511833.9103.6—
2021 LV57————41.50.102337.345.7—
2021 LV58————55.10.422132.178.1—
2021 LW439 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)39SDO61.90.292443.780.0albedo: 0.124
2021 LW449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)102cubewano (cold)?43.80.07240.946.6albedo: 0.152
2021 LW56————54.90.431731.478.4—
2021 LW57————50.40.312634.766.2—
2021 LW58————39.30.111934.943.8—
2021 LX439 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)55cubewano (cold)?43.20.02242.244.3albedo: 0.152
2021 LX449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)198plutino39.40.14334.044.8albedo: 0.074
2021 LX56————53.40.342335.271.6—
2021 LX57————41.90.412724.759.1—
2021 LX58————55.30.361835.475.1—
2021 LY439 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)72cubewano (hot)?45.70.13540.051.5albedo: 0.079
2021 LY449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)75SDO58.30.39435.780.9albedo: 0.124
2021 LY56————38.40.053236.640.3—
2021 LY57————41.60.122936.646.6—
2021 LY58————47.00.221936.557.4—
2021 LZ439 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)97cubewano (cold)?43.30.11238.648.1albedo: 0.152
2021 LZ449 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)74cubewano (cold)?43.60.04242.145.1albedo: 0.152
2021 LZ56————40.10.111635.644.6—
2021 LZ57————73.00.562131.9114.2—
2021 LZ58————39.20.272828.549.9—
2021 MA2317 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)60cubewano (cold)?45.30.08241.848.9albedo: 0.152
2021 MW2217 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)79plutino39.30.24829.948.7albedo: 0.074
2021 MX2217 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)87plutino39.30.22730.648.0albedo: 0.074
2021 MY2217 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)45plutino39.20.24330.048.5albedo: 0.074
2021 MZ2217 June 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)55cubewano (cold)?44.50.09440.548.5albedo: 0.152
2021 NS715 July 2021New Horizons KBO Search (266)141unusual38.80.51818.958.8albedo: 0.051
2021 NT97————45.80.07142.648.9—
2021 NU97————34.90.09231.838.0—
2021 QB9829 August 2021Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (807)186SDO63.60.53430.297.0albedo: 0.124
2021 QF9829 August 2021Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (807)158centaur33.70.301823.843.7albedo: 0.058
2021 QG9831 August 2021Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (807)268SDO61.60.422135.887.4albedo: 0.124
2021 QH9829 August 2021Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (807)159cubewano (cold)42.90.02242.243.5albedo: 0.152
2021 QJ9829 August 2021Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (807)211res · 1:698.00.582241.2154.8albedo: 0.126
2021 QT128————42.50.061439.945.2—
2021 RA2375 September 2021DECam (W84)55SDO53.70.36234.373.0albedo: 0.124
2021 RB2375 September 2021DECam (W84)51cubewano (cold)42.90.04241.344.4albedo: 0.152
2021 RC2375 September 2021DECam (W84)82cubewano (cold)45.70.08141.949.5albedo: 0.152
2021 RD2374 September 2021DECam (W84)111cubewano (hot)41.70.133336.247.2albedo: 0.079
2021 RE2375 September 2021DECam (W84)61cubewano (cold)45.50.12240.051.0albedo: 0.152
2021 RF2375 September 2021DECam (W84)52cubewano (cold)44.00.09440.147.9albedo: 0.152
2021 RG2379 September 2021DECam (W84)58cubewano (cold)43.10.07240.046.1albedo: 0.152
2021 RH2375 September 2021DECam (W84)66cubewano (cold)44.50.05242.146.8albedo: 0.152
2021 RJ2379 September 2021DECam (W84)52cubewano (cold)43.80.03242.645.1albedo: 0.152
2021 RK2375 September 2021DECam (W84)49cubewano (cold)42.90.06440.445.3albedo: 0.152
2021 RL2375 September 2021DECam (W84)35SDO81.20.541437.0125.4albedo: 0.124
2021 RM11413 September 2021Pan-STARRS 1 (F51)2.7damocloid106.80.961034.0209.6albedo: 0.048
2021 RM2379 September 2021DECam (W84)116plutino39.40.191231.846.9albedo: 0.074
2021 RM2389 September 2021DECam (W84)105SDO90.60.582437.8143.5albedo: 0.124
2021 RN2379 September 2021DECam (W84)55cubewano (cold)45.50.07342.348.7albedo: 0.152
2021 RN2386 September 2021DECam (W84)66cubewano (cold)42.90.05140.745.1albedo: 0.152
2021 RR2055 September 2021Maunakea (568)169EDDO949.50.94855.61843.3albedo: 0.124
2021 RR2379 September 2021DECam (W84)69cubewano (hot)43.20.092139.546.9albedo: 0.079
2021 RS2374 September 2021DECam (W84)90cubewano (cold)43.10.01142.543.6albedo: 0.152
2021 RT2376 September 2021DECam (W84)117plutino39.50.13334.544.4albedo: 0.074
2021 RU2366 September 2021DECam (W84)93cubewano (cold)44.30.06141.646.9albedo: 0.152
2021 RU2376 September 2021DECam (W84)71cubewano (cold)44.40.07341.347.4albedo: 0.152
2021 RV2093 September 2021Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (807)248SDO61.00.441434.287.9albedo: 0.124
2021 RV2366 September 2021DECam (W84)59SDO51.30.25038.364.3albedo: 0.124
2021 RV2379 September 2021DECam (W84)66SDO80.90.512939.3122.5albedo: 0.124
2021 RW2097 September 2021Maunakea (568)121SDO76.50.334251.5101.6albedo: 0.124
2021 RW2364 September 2021DECam (W84)118cubewano (cold)45.90.13440.151.7albedo: 0.152
2021 RW2377 September 2021DECam (W84)217SDO77.00.512137.5116.5albedo: 0.124
2021 RX2366 September 2021DECam (W84)69cubewano (cold)44.20.07141.147.2albedo: 0.152
2021 RX2376 September 2021DECam (W84)79cubewano (cold)42.60.04341.044.2albedo: 0.152
2021 RY2365 September 2021DECam (W84)65cubewano (cold)43.00.02242.044.0albedo: 0.152
2021 RZ2367 September 2021DECam (W84)74cubewano (hot)43.50.091539.847.3albedo: 0.079
2021 TH16511 October 2021Pan-STARRS 1 (F51)73other TNO39.80.4615521.658.1albedo: 0.13
2021 TH1922 October 2021DECam (W84)99cubewano (cold)42.90.04241.344.5albedo: 0.152
2021 TJ1924 October 2021DECam (W84)125SDO52.30.281037.567.1albedo: 0.124
2021 TK1926 October 2021DECam (W84)97cubewano (cold)43.90.05241.946.0albedo: 0.152
2021 TP1914 October 2021DECam (W84)48cubewano (cold)?45.80.08342.049.5albedo: 0.152
2021 UL1917 October 2021Mt. Lemmon Survey (G96)1damocloid38.30.951551.974.7albedo: 0.048
2021 XD73 December 2021Mt. Graham-VATT (290)153other TNO48.90.291234.563.2albedo: 0.13
2021 XS63 December 2021Mt. Lemmon Survey (G96)3damocloid39.20.90973.974.4albedo: 0.048

References

  1. ↑ "Lists and Plots: Minor Planets". Minor Planet Center. 29 October 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "MPC Database Search: a ≥ 30.1 AU". Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 23 October 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
  3. ↑ "List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.