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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 GT34

2014 GT34

2014 GT34 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.852 AU and a period of 0.79 yr.

Aten Observations: 149
Orbital Period · P
0.79 yr
v(q)
45 km/s
v(Q)
23.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.17 km
TJ
6.74
Eccentricity · e
0.3208

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.579 AU) and its farthest (1.125 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.546 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.79 yr (287 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.852 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.321 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 34.68° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 45 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.1 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 = 21.65 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.17 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 149 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4155 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
0.8518 AU
Eccentricity
0.3208
Perihelion
0.579 AU
Aphelion
1.125057 AU
Inclination
34.68°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
356.27°

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
2036-Mar-30 12:07 0.124073 AU
18561018 km
17.05 km/s
2047-Mar-30 10:31 0.129323 AU
19346430 km
17.12 km/s
2058-Mar-29 09:12 0.140180 AU
20970642 km
17.24 km/s
2069-Mar-28 07:54 0.156577 AU
23423598 km
17.42 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
21.65

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.41552
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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