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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 GA

2014 GA

2014 GA belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.03 AU it takes 1.05 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 41
Orbital Period · P
1.05 yr
v(q)
31.1 km/s
v(Q)
27.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.93
Eccentricity · e
0.0589

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.969 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.091 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.122 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.03 AU gives an orbital period of 1.05 yr, or about 382 days.

With e = 0.059, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.65° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.7 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 = 26.4 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 41 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.401 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
1.03 AU
Eccentricity
0.0589
Perihelion
0.969 AU
Aphelion
1.090667 AU
Inclination
9.65°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
161.98°

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
2036-Mar-26 21:20 0.300204 AU
44909863 km
13.14 km/s
2037-Apr-02 10:20 0.030037 AU
4493492 km
6.37 km/s
2038-Sep-29 02:43 0.030390 AU
4546322 km
5.83 km/s
2039-Oct-02 17:50 0.285387 AU
42693248 km
12.24 km/s
2059-Mar-28 07:32 0.241020 AU
36056060 km
13.45 km/s
2060-Apr-02 16:57 0.029371 AU
4393770 km
6.51 km/s
2061-Sep-29 01:31 0.028852 AU
4316149 km
5.83 km/s
2062-Oct-03 02:48 0.230077 AU
34419090 km
12.43 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
26.4

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.40096
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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