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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 BT8

2014 BT8

2014 BT8 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.985 AU and a period of 0.98 yr.

Aten Observations: 57
Orbital Period · P
0.98 yr
v(q)
33 km/s
v(Q)
27.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
6.13
Eccentricity · e
0.093

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.893 AU) and its farthest (1.076 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.183 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.98 yr (357 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.985 AU.

With e = 0.093, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.54° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.3 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 = 25 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 57 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.531 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
0.9848 AU
Eccentricity
0.093
Perihelion
0.893 AU
Aphelion
1.076386 AU
Inclination
12.54°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
322.53°

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
2054-Feb-08 01:37 0.450319 AU
67366774 km
18.71 km/s
2055-Feb-02 14:43 0.309681 AU
46327625 km
14.80 km/s
2056-Jan-28 12:50 0.168591 AU
25220926 km
11.12 km/s
2057-Jan-23 06:02 0.029700 AU
4443122 km
8.08 km/s
2058-Jan-21 03:20 0.030905 AU
4623306 km
6.61 km/s
2059-Jan-26 23:35 0.173400 AU
25940230 km
7.28 km/s
2059-Jul-29 16:09 0.070651 AU
10569294 km
6.64 km/s
2060-Jul-14 05:50 0.062780 AU
9391769 km
7.74 km/s
2061-Jul-03 10:55 0.190128 AU
28442798 km
10.33 km/s
2062-Jun-24 13:36 0.320049 AU
47878714 km
13.68 km/s
2063-Jun-16 19:02 0.446765 AU
66835107 km
17.36 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
25.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.53097
Condition
6
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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