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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 TA36

2014 TA36

2014 TA36 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.841 AU it takes 4.79 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 100
Orbital Period · P
4.79 yr
v(q)
42.6 km/s
v(Q)
7.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.26 km
TJ
2.87
Eccentricity · e
0.7065

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.834 AU) and its farthest (4.848 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 4.014 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 4.79 yr (1,749 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.841 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.707) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.13° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 7.3 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

The measured diameter is 0.55 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.03 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 100 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5877 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 4 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
2.841 AU
Eccentricity
0.7065
Perihelion
0.834 AU
Aphelion
4.848167 AU
Inclination
6.13°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
136.05°

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-Apr-19 16:06 0.420793 AU
62949693 km
28.06 km/s
2053-Apr-22 01:46 0.484171 AU
72430960 km
29.76 km/s
2057-Nov-05 00:02 0.416319 AU
62280444 km
28.62 km/s
2072-Mar-27 16:39 0.079592 AU
11906747 km
16.87 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.554 km
Albedo
0.03
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
20.69

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.58768
Condition
4
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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