Asteroids

184266 2004VW14 help

Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.853

Aphelion (Q)

3.389

Eccentricity (e)

0.598

Inclination (i)

3.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

1128.1

Earth MOID

0.00794

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2042-03-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11833

17701707

Maximum Brightness

21.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

19.4

mag

Diameter

300 - 800*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

2.501

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2004-11-03

Observatory

Lowell Observatory-LONEOS

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.120751

1-sigma variation

7.179E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.597962

1-sigma variation

1.623E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.8340

1-sigma variation

2.798E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

100.8331

1-sigma variation

2.827E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

42.7867

1-sigma variation

2.881E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

267.78785

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.852621

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.388880

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.036420

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.408383

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.007940

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1128.0616

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.15375E-17	5.66289E-17	1.76704E-14	-1.49740E-13	1.53540E-13	-8.04723E-14
e	5.66289E-17	2.63359E-16	2.56613E-14	-1.79403E-13	2.46871E-13	-1.10442E-13
i	1.76704E-14	2.56613E-14	7.82783E-12	-4.60398E-11	5.24018E-11	-2.98668E-11
Ω	-1.49740E-13	-1.79403E-13	-4.60398E-11	7.99396E-10	-8.01047E-10	2.27107E-10
ω	1.53540E-13	2.46871E-13	5.24018E-11	-8.01047E-10	8.30215E-10	-2.43473E-10
M	-8.04723E-14	-1.10442E-13	-2.98668E-11	2.27107E-10	-2.43473E-10	1.29796E-10

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

2.501

Unit

Source

[5]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[5]

Amplitude

Value

0.14

Unit

mag

Source

[5]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Sq/Q

Unit

Source

[1]

[2]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Q,Sq

Unit

Source

[3]

[4]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

19.441

Unit

mag

Source

[6]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[6]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[7]

Diameter

Value

300 - 800*

Unit

Source

[7]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Radar R

Unit

Source

[8]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Alexey V. Sergeyev and Benoit Carry A&A, 652 (2021) A59
[2]	EARN	1.) DeMeo, F.E. et al. (2014) Icarus 227, 112-122. (Mars encounters cause fresh surfaces on some near-Earth asteroids) (contains taxonomic classification of 249 NEAs)
[3]	EARN	Earth Asteroids Research Node: https://earn.dlr.de
[4]	EARN	1.) Thomas, C.A. et al. (2014) Icarus 228, 217-246. (Physical characterization of Warm Spitzer-observed near-Earth objects) 2.) DeMeo, F.E. et al. (2014) Icarus 227, 112-122. (Mars encounters cause fresh surfaces on some near-Earth asteroids) (contains taxonomic classification of 249 NEAs)
[5]	EARN	1.) Petr Pravec's Ondrejov NEO Photometric Program Webpage "Prepublished Periods"
[6]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[7]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude
[8]	EARN	1.) href="http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/index.html">JPL's NEO Radar Detection Program Webpage

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

2392

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

5284

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.366597

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2004-11-03.35129

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2011-05-23.22376

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

584 (1)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2008-04-11

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2008-04-11

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

1 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

1 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

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Close Approaches for 184266 2004VW14 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1967-12-22 01:15	< 1 min	0.0411348	0.0411284	0.0000021
EARTH	1971-04-05 18:33	< 1 min	0.0678277	0.0678270	0.0000002
EARTH	2004-12-24 10:30	< 1 s	0.0126650	0.0126649	0.0000000
EARTH	2008-04-04 12:00	< 1 s	0.0691601	0.0691600	0.0000000
52 Europa	2019-03-09 12:17	< 1 min	0.0029188	0.0029187	0.0000000
EARTH	2042-03-11 20:07	< 1 min	0.1183286	0.1183275	0.0000004
EARTH	2076-02-25 08:15	< 1 min	0.1450782	0.1450780	0.0000001
52 Europa	2111-11-09 13:36	< 1 min	0.0194143	0.0194139	0.0000001
EARTH	2113-03-07 15:42	< 1 min	0.1276093	0.1276086	0.0000002

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
333.90753327	351.94234860	0.00787377	MINIMUM
27.83329346	93.02136295	0.06663258	MINIMUM
2.31908842	45.16104098	0.14187953	SADDLE
1.10402366	222.75516939	1.86452165	SADDLE
180.32161121	221.65670463	2.37831062	SADDLE
180.20392040	41.59295583	4.37584897	MAXIMUM

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