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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 OW3

2014 OW3

2014 OW3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.756 AU it takes 2.33 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 46
Orbital Period · P
2.33 yr
v(q)
57.9 km/s
v(Q)
8.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.11 km
TJ
3.74
Eccentricity · e
0.7379

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.46 AU) and its farthest (3.052 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.592 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.33 yr (850 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.756 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.738) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.15° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 57.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 8.7 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 = 22.47 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.11 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 46 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4023 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
1.756 AU
Eccentricity
0.7379
Perihelion
0.46 AU
Aphelion
3.051752 AU
Inclination
8.15°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
13.86°

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
2028-Jul-18 15:07 0.184854 AU
27653729 km
29.30 km/s
2031-Feb-15 16:43 0.179715 AU
26885007 km
19.05 km/s
2035-Jul-12 21:28 0.317331 AU
47472063 km
33.27 km/s
2038-Jan-30 20:38 0.323904 AU
48455365 km
15.16 km/s
2042-Jul-05 04:58 0.467382 AU
69919380 km
37.92 km/s
2044-Dec-31 10:39 0.441994 AU
66121308 km
20.12 km/s
2079-Sep-26 20:44 0.463657 AU
69362049 km
19.95 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
22.47

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4023
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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