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2014 SN142

2014 SN142 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.956 AU it takes 2.74 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 53
Orbital Period · P
2.74 yr
v(q)
41.1 km/s
v(Q)
11 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
3.66
Eccentricity · e
0.577

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.827 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.085 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.258 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.956 AU gives an orbital period of 2.74 yr, or about 999 days.

The high eccentricity (0.577) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 3.18° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 41.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11 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 = 28.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 53 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4205 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
1.956 AU
Eccentricity
0.577
Perihelion
0.827 AU
Aphelion
3.084612 AU
Inclination
3.18°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
85.14°

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
2034-Feb-09 13:18 0.240310 AU
35949808 km
24.87 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
28.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42055
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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