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2014 BW32

2014 BW32 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.82 AU and a period of 0.74 yr.

Aten Observations: 114
Orbital Period · P
0.74 yr
v(q)
44.3 km/s
v(Q)
24.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
7.1
Eccentricity · e
0.2891

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.583 AU) and its farthest (1.057 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.474 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.74 yr (271 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.82 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.289 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 0.94° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.4 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 = 26.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 114 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4325 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
0.8203 AU
Eccentricity
0.2891
Perihelion
0.583 AU
Aphelion
1.057449 AU
Inclination
0.94°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
99.55°

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
2027-Dec-03 14:19 0.361070 AU
54015378 km
19.24 km/s
2028-Jun-04 12:13 0.416820 AU
62355312 km
13.92 km/s
2030-Nov-27 14:45 0.195116 AU
29188883 km
13.77 km/s
2031-May-15 22:23 0.384478 AU
57517108 km
11.83 km/s
2033-Nov-25 14:55 0.036730 AU
5494728 km
8.46 km/s
2034-Apr-22 09:35 0.328992 AU
49216484 km
8.47 km/s
2036-Dec-15 21:44 0.063582 AU
9511711 km
5.89 km/s
2039-Oct-08 18:00 0.267723 AU
40050838 km
3.93 km/s
2040-Jan-23 13:40 0.052164 AU
7803657 km
5.95 km/s
2042-Sep-09 05:32 0.335508 AU
50191228 km
8.84 km/s
2043-Feb-06 22:41 0.046900 AU
7016210 km
8.88 km/s
2045-Aug-19 14:39 0.383019 AU
57298776 km
11.75 km/s
2046-Feb-04 19:13 0.188898 AU
28258720 km
13.61 km/s
2048-Jul-31 23:01 0.413254 AU
61821978 km
13.69 km/s
2049-Jan-30 12:10 0.336751 AU
50377254 km
18.52 km/s
2051-Jul-15 00:20 0.429593 AU
64266230 km
14.76 km/s
2052-Jan-25 02:39 0.488919 AU
73141217 km
23.60 km/s
2054-Jun-26 23:34 0.432151 AU
64648798 km
14.94 km/s
2056-Dec-04 04:19 0.389343 AU
58244892 km
20.30 km/s
2057-Jun-08 15:51 0.420103 AU
62846559 km
14.17 km/s
2059-Nov-28 23:49 0.225169 AU
33684764 km
14.81 km/s
2060-May-19 09:29 0.391261 AU
58531873 km
12.33 km/s
2062-Nov-25 12:26 0.069077 AU
10333752 km
9.54 km/s
2063-Apr-28 05:21 0.343122 AU
51330256 km
9.32 km/s
2065-Dec-09 09:45 0.051087 AU
7642487 km
5.97 km/s
2066-Mar-27 02:44 0.267836 AU
40067730 km
3.99 km/s
2068-Oct-11 18:31 0.263556 AU
39427447 km
3.14 km/s
2069-Jan-21 19:03 0.053223 AU
7962091 km
5.95 km/s
2071-Sep-06 04:42 0.344143 AU
51483130 km
9.36 km/s
2072-Feb-07 02:11 0.071299 AU
10666138 km
9.65 km/s
2074-Aug-14 05:00 0.393657 AU
58890178 km
12.43 km/s
2075-Feb-03 05:36 0.237497 AU
35528998 km
15.19 km/s
2077-Jul-23 14:13 0.422922 AU
63268300 km
14.31 km/s
2078-Jan-27 11:09 0.415017 AU
62085590 km
21.08 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
26.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43249
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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