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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 LL26

2014 LL26

2014 LL26 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.14 AU once every 1.22 yr.

Amor Observations: 45
Orbital Period · P
1.22 yr
v(q)
30.8 km/s
v(Q)
25.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.48
Eccentricity · e
0.0996

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.026 AU) and its farthest (1.254 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.228 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.22 yr (445 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.14 AU.

With e = 0.1, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.2° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.2 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 45 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
1.14 AU
Eccentricity
0.0996
Perihelion
1.026 AU
Aphelion
1.253544 AU
Inclination
9.2°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
284.54°

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
2031-Jan-15 07:37 0.279157 AU
41761255 km
6.12 km/s
2031-Aug-06 02:18 0.479418 AU
71719947 km
15.20 km/s
2036-May-16 13:59 0.293215 AU
43864347 km
12.03 km/s
2036-Nov-13 22:11 0.244476 AU
36573041 km
6.02 km/s
2059-Jul-26 07:45 0.252834 AU
37823495 km
11.84 km/s
2064-May-10 00:41 0.368028 AU
55056239 km
15.59 km/s
2070-Jun-13 04:06 0.006091 AU
911195 km
5.03 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
25.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43246
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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