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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 XL7

2014 XL7

2014 XL7 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.654 AU it takes 2.13 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 64
Orbital Period · P
2.13 yr
v(q)
42 km/s
v(Q)
12.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.22 km
TJ
4.09
Eccentricity · e
0.5335

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.772 AU) and its farthest (2.536 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.764 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.13 yr (777 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.654 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.533) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.5° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42 km/s at perihelion and falls to 12.8 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 = 21 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.22 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 64 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5011 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 2 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
1.654 AU
Eccentricity
0.5335
Perihelion
0.772 AU
Aphelion
2.536409 AU
Inclination
7.5°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
195.77°

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
2029-May-26 06:38 0.138956 AU
20787535 km
18.84 km/s
2031-Sep-25 00:15 0.221466 AU
33130788 km
10.90 km/s
2046-May-29 09:12 0.092531 AU
13842442 km
17.54 km/s
2048-Oct-01 06:08 0.205263 AU
30706924 km
10.55 km/s
2063-May-25 23:14 0.156675 AU
23438185 km
19.38 km/s
2065-Sep-14 12:23 0.241568 AU
36138008 km
11.56 km/s
2067-Nov-25 01:31 0.491006 AU
73453483 km
29.18 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
21.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.50108
Condition
2
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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