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Last update: 2025-07-15 00:51 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.753

Aphelion (Q)

2.380

Eccentricity (e)

0.519

Inclination (i)

6.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

716.2

Earth MOID

0.00107

U parameter

7.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2063-01-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13334

19947880

Maximum Brightness

27.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

4 - 9*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2014-01-02

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.566564

1-sigma variation

0.000946

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.519036

1-sigma variation

0.000436

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.4124

1-sigma variation

0.0026

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

100.5129

1-sigma variation

0.0185

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

288.9033

1-sigma variation

0.0282

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

304.18381

1-sigma variation

2.40421

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.753461

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.379667

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.004159

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.360178

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001067

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

716.1775

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.94654E-7	4.11998E-7	2.38311E-6	-1.75014E-5	2.66234E-5	-2.27405E-3
e	4.11998E-7	1.89743E-7	1.09925E-6	-8.05822E-6	1.22568E-5	-1.04723E-3
i	2.38311E-6	1.09925E-6	6.61009E-6	-4.64168E-5	7.04236E-5	-6.05752E-3
Ω	-1.75014E-5	-8.05822E-6	-4.64168E-5	3.42524E-4	-5.21195E-4	4.44855E-2
ω	2.66234E-5	1.22568E-5	7.04236E-5	-5.21195E-4	7.93244E-4	-6.76719E-2
M	-2.27405E-3	-1.04723E-3	-6.05752E-3	4.44855E-2	-6.76719E-2	5.78024E0

Date of computation: 2025-07-15 00:51 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

Unit

Source

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

28.985

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

4 - 9*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

4212

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.544856

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2014-01-02.2552

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2014-01-03.39133

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

25 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2014AF5 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	1960-12-24 23:32	> 1 w	0.0803896	0.0010068	0.1542599
EARTH	1962-08-16 03:17	> 1 w	0.1547936	0.0569696	0.1579373
EARTH	1978-01-11 15:26	> 1 w	0.1727511	0.0028036	0.2917506
EARTH	1998-08-02 03:28	> 1 w	0.0646998	0.0646551	0.0038674
EARTH	2014-01-01 16:12	< 1 min	0.0006429	0.0006410	0.0000006
EARTH	2019-08-25 07:51	> 1 w	0.1710991	0.0733852	0.0354611
EARTH	2021-07-31 03:23	> 1 d	0.0917726	0.0606753	0.0447905
EARTH	2063-01-10 16:42	> 1 w	0.1333433	0.0038701	0.2789832
EARTH	2064-12-21 00:59	> 1 mo	0.1144025	0.0085940	0.2503109
EARTH	2070-08-07 11:09	> 1 w	0.0688055	0.0622004	0.0755273
EARTH	2113-12-31 22:44	> 1 mo	0.0327685	0.0039421	0.3934733
EARTH	2119-08-11 22:21	> 1 mo	0.0887813	0.0621774	0.2275352

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
44.17286695	358.79198912	0.00106725	MINIMUM
311.76225628	210.47120471	0.06123179	MINIMUM
356.79772961	282.78801193	0.25945814	SADDLE
179.12281922	106.41714706	1.38480023	SADDLE
357.83045342	104.63234589	1.75533924	SADDLE
179.48662299	286.62686083	3.37082161	MAXIMUM

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