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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 BQ

2014 BQ

2014 BQ is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.999 AU once every 5.19 yr.

Amor Observations: 65
Orbital Period · P
5.19 yr
v(q)
37.3 km/s
v(Q)
7.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
2.88
Eccentricity · e
0.6492

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.052 AU) and its farthest (4.946 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 3.894 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 5.19 yr (1,897 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.999 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.649) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.65° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 7.9 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 65 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4353 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
2.999 AU
Eccentricity
0.6492
Perihelion
1.052 AU
Aphelion
4.945951 AU
Inclination
5.65°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2456680.5
Mean Anomaly
0.2°

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

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2064-Nov-23 14:33 0.324653 AU
48567470 km
24.42 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
24.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43526
Condition
8
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database · NASA CNEOS. 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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