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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 UX34

2014 UX34

2014 UX34 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.723 AU it takes 2.26 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 79
Orbital Period · P
2.26 yr
v(q)
49.2 km/s
v(Q)
10.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.11 km
TJ
3.76
Eccentricity · e
0.6488

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.605 AU) and its farthest (2.841 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.236 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.26 yr (826 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.723 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.649) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 32.94° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 49.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.5 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 = 22.46 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.11 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 79 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4764 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 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
1.723 AU
Eccentricity
0.6488
Perihelion
0.605 AU
Aphelion
2.840882 AU
Inclination
32.94°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
74.84°

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
2030-May-07 11:19 0.405494 AU
60660997 km
18.24 km/s
2055-Mar-30 15:08 0.359142 AU
53726825 km
35.11 km/s
2057-Oct-07 05:20 0.255464 AU
38216863 km
20.74 km/s
2064-Apr-11 00:38 0.096647 AU
14458181 km
28.30 km/s
2066-Oct-19 20:44 0.006917 AU
1034784 km
26.26 km/s
2073-May-03 22:37 0.363738 AU
54414436 km
18.82 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
22.46

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47644
Condition
0
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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