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2014 YS

2014 YS is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.743 AU and a period of 0.64 yr.

Aten Observations: 44
Orbital Period · P
0.64 yr
v(q)
52.3 km/s
v(Q)
22.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
7.7
Eccentricity · e
0.3929

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.451 AU) and its farthest (1.035 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.584 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.64 yr (234 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.743 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.393 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 4.33° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 52.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.8 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 = 24.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 44 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6388 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
0.7428 AU
Eccentricity
0.3929
Perihelion
0.451 AU
Aphelion
1.034646 AU
Inclination
4.33°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
124.79°

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
2028-Dec-15 00:24 0.354116 AU
52975042 km
21.01 km/s
2030-Dec-26 22:56 0.047353 AU
7083952 km
7.82 km/s
2032-Sep-04 02:56 0.481903 AU
72091702 km
15.40 km/s
2033-Jan-25 21:55 0.276301 AU
41333970 km
18.22 km/s
2037-Dec-09 03:26 0.148681 AU
22242394 km
13.55 km/s
2038-Apr-17 21:47 0.433017 AU
64778427 km
11.19 km/s
2039-Oct-11 19:18 0.375940 AU
56239845 km
5.94 km/s
2040-Jan-29 04:18 0.047880 AU
7162750 km
10.15 km/s
2042-Jan-17 22:54 0.493404 AU
73812227 km
25.88 km/s
2044-Dec-15 10:25 0.364823 AU
54576672 km
21.30 km/s
2046-Dec-26 19:03 0.047345 AU
7082662 km
7.83 km/s
2048-Sep-03 14:13 0.483741 AU
72366682 km
15.55 km/s
2049-Jan-25 17:17 0.275359 AU
41193125 km
18.42 km/s
2053-Dec-09 00:36 0.117439 AU
17568608 km
12.67 km/s
2054-Apr-13 22:07 0.416766 AU
62347294 km
10.15 km/s
2055-Oct-04 04:45 0.393414 AU
58853830 km
8.13 km/s
2056-Jan-30 02:28 0.070779 AU
10588409 km
11.18 km/s
2060-Dec-13 21:16 0.320724 AU
47979644 km
19.70 km/s
2061-May-09 20:51 0.495067 AU
74061024 km
16.47 km/s
2063-Jan-06 07:08 0.050041 AU
7486101 km
7.74 km/s
2065-Jan-23 21:19 0.336820 AU
50387597 km
20.28 km/s
2069-Dec-09 12:30 0.071389 AU
10679598 km
10.82 km/s
2070-Apr-03 16:52 0.389747 AU
58305364 km
7.40 km/s
2071-Sep-25 04:14 0.422160 AU
63154291 km
10.48 km/s
2072-Jan-30 08:19 0.123700 AU
18505190 km
12.90 km/s
2076-Dec-12 20:10 0.285607 AU
42726239 km
18.61 km/s
2077-May-06 12:30 0.486759 AU
72818136 km
15.71 km/s
2079-Jan-11 01:49 0.047056 AU
7039448 km
7.78 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
24.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.6388
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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