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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 KP4

2014 KP4

2014 KP4 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.323 AU it takes 3.54 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 227
Orbital Period · P
3.54 yr
v(q)
62.3 km/s
v(Q)
6.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.55 km
TJ
2.99
Eccentricity · e
0.8208

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.416 AU) and its farthest (4.23 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 3.814 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.54 yr (1,293 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.323 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.821) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.32° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 62.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 6.1 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 = 19.07 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.55 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 227 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4373 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
2.323 AU
Eccentricity
0.8208
Perihelion
0.416 AU
Aphelion
4.229718 AU
Inclination
9.32°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
160.52°

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
2053-May-05 13:20 0.177174 AU
26504860 km
21.96 km/s
2060-May-22 15:39 0.165894 AU
24817376 km
31.89 km/s
2070-Oct-07 10:04 0.164108 AU
24550276 km
30.53 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
19.07

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43734
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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