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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 UD176

2014 UD176

2014 UD176 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.185 AU it takes 1.29 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 57
Orbital Period · P
1.29 yr
v(q)
43.4 km/s
v(Q)
17.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.24
Eccentricity · e
0.4306

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.675 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.695 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.02 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.185 AU gives an orbital period of 1.29 yr, or about 471 days.

The high eccentricity (0.431) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.48° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 43.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.3 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 57 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5038 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
1.185 AU
Eccentricity
0.4306
Perihelion
0.675 AU
Aphelion
1.695261 AU
Inclination
8.48°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
52.63°

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-Jul-13 13:42 0.360719 AU
53962747 km
14.06 km/s
2031-Apr-01 18:17 0.158238 AU
23672076 km
19.94 km/s
2032-Nov-05 06:33 0.262351 AU
39247124 km
23.22 km/s
2036-Aug-03 03:52 0.345312 AU
51657928 km
13.58 km/s
2036-Nov-19 15:32 0.443573 AU
66357619 km
9.70 km/s
2040-Apr-08 03:29 0.021141 AU
3162576 km
15.66 km/s
2041-Nov-11 18:58 0.369126 AU
55220450 km
27.33 km/s
2045-Nov-07 20:03 0.341133 AU
51032837 km
8.42 km/s
2049-Apr-13 09:49 0.021410 AU
3202960 km
12.95 km/s
2054-Sep-11 14:36 0.252047 AU
37705746 km
9.96 km/s
2058-Apr-23 16:18 0.157690 AU
23590085 km
9.61 km/s
2063-Oct-13 02:54 0.136945 AU
20486676 km
9.69 km/s
2072-Oct-20 02:09 0.000652 AU
97527 km
12.91 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
24.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.50384
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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