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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 TC36

2014 TC36

2014 TC36 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.803 AU and a period of 0.72 yr.

Aten Observations: 40
Orbital Period · P
0.72 yr
v(q)
44.4 km/s
v(Q)
24.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
7.21
Eccentricity · e
0.2827

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.576 AU) and its farthest (1.03 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.454 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.72 yr (263 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.803 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.283 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 15.44° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.9 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 = 25 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 40 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5315 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
0.8028 AU
Eccentricity
0.2827
Perihelion
0.576 AU
Aphelion
1.029752 AU
Inclination
15.44°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
256.29°

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-Oct-31 12:02 0.180441 AU
26993599 km
13.80 km/s
2030-Mar-22 01:18 0.419705 AU
62787006 km
17.01 km/s
2032-Oct-24 08:53 0.047077 AU
7042574 km
9.49 km/s
2042-Sep-27 07:29 0.133380 AU
19953370 km
12.81 km/s
2045-Oct-29 04:28 0.246292 AU
36844807 km
17.66 km/s
2047-Sep-28 17:14 0.289858 AU
43362115 km
18.70 km/s
2050-Oct-30 14:28 0.083973 AU
12562140 km
11.87 km/s
2065-Sep-26 11:11 0.132572 AU
19832461 km
14.44 km/s
2068-Oct-30 01:43 0.130456 AU
19515874 km
15.99 km/s
2070-Sep-29 13:24 0.256030 AU
38301528 km
20.27 km/s
2073-Oct-29 02:45 0.068475 AU
10243768 km
10.85 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
25.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.53146
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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