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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 OG300

2014 OG300

2014 OG300 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.278 AU it takes 1.44 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 24
Orbital Period · P
1.44 yr
v(q)
40.2 km/s
v(Q)
17.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
4.96
Eccentricity · e
0.4

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.767 AU) and its farthest (1.789 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.022 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.44 yr (528 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.278 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.4) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.34° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.2 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 = 24.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 24 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5042 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
1.278 AU
Eccentricity
0.4
Perihelion
0.767 AU
Aphelion
1.7892 AU
Inclination
13.34°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
21.84°

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-Aug-17 15:31 0.041215 AU
6165693 km
11.67 km/s
2053-Aug-18 08:19 0.043065 AU
6442415 km
11.13 km/s
2064-Jan-24 06:16 0.036395 AU
5444612 km
11.90 km/s
2066-Aug-18 21:27 0.090836 AU
13588885 km
11.01 km/s
2077-Jan-22 02:22 0.031969 AU
4782555 km
11.24 km/s
2079-Aug-17 15:22 0.042037 AU
6288701 km
11.68 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
24.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.50419
Condition
7
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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