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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 CH13

2014 CH13

2014 CH13 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.127 AU it takes 1.20 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 47
Orbital Period · P
1.20 yr
v(q)
31.9 km/s
v(Q)
24.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.54
Eccentricity · e
0.1278

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.983 AU) and its farthest (1.271 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.288 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.20 yr (437 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.127 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.128 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 3.78° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.7 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 = 24.68 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 47 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6703 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

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
1.127 AU
Eccentricity
0.1278
Perihelion
0.983 AU
Aphelion
1.271031 AU
Inclination
3.78°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
32.04°

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
2032-Mar-11 18:11 0.182975 AU
27372652 km
8.23 km/s
2063-Jan-18 20:52 0.193741 AU
28983285 km
3.93 km/s
2063-Jul-09 15:04 0.102754 AU
15371842 km
6.33 km/s
2069-Feb-13 13:50 0.141920 AU
21230900 km
2.69 km/s
2069-Jun-29 07:33 0.019701 AU
2947205 km
3.71 km/s
2075-Feb-09 08:39 0.154100 AU
23052970 km
3.00 km/s
2075-Jul-02 19:31 0.031551 AU
4720017 km
4.26 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
24.68

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.67029
Condition
0
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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