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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 UP14

2019 UP14

2019 UP14 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.958 AU it takes 2.74 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 60
Orbital Period · P
2.74 yr
v(q)
43.7 km/s
v(Q)
10.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.47 km
TJ
3.61
Eccentricity · e
0.6163

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.751 AU) and its farthest (3.165 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.414 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.74 yr (1,001 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.958 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.616) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.58° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 43.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.4 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 = 19.41 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.47 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 60 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6521 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
1.958 AU
Eccentricity
0.6163
Perihelion
0.751 AU
Aphelion
3.164715 AU
Inclination
10.58°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
121.13°

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-May-03 17:38 0.225774 AU
33775327 km
13.03 km/s
2039-Mar-22 01:12 0.253419 AU
37910987 km
14.89 km/s
2050-Feb-19 17:57 0.211619 AU
31657781 km
14.32 km/s
2061-Jan-14 06:15 0.114705 AU
17159654 km
16.42 km/s
2069-Jun-24 18:39 0.482351 AU
72158746 km
28.96 km/s
2071-Dec-26 07:32 0.314794 AU
47092477 km
24.66 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
19.41

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.65206
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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