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NASA JPL SBDB · 2012 BK14

2012 BK14

2012 BK14 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.981 AU and a period of 0.97 yr.

Aten Observations: 11
Orbital Period · P
0.97 yr
v(q)
36.4 km/s
v(Q)
24.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.16
Eccentricity · e
0.1881

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.796 AU) and its farthest (1.165 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.369 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.97 yr (355 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.981 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.188 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 1.48° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.9 km/s at aphelion.

Because q < 1 AU and Q > 1 AU, this orbit geometrically intersects the region of Earth's orbit.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 27.55 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 11 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.7704 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 9 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
0.9808 AU
Eccentricity
0.1881
Perihelion
0.796 AU
Aphelion
1.165288 AU
Inclination
1.48°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2455947.5
Mean Anomaly
86.45°

Orbit diagram

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
27.55

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.7704
Condition
9
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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