Asteroids

345705 2006VB14 help

Last update: 2025-11-24 16:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.444

Aphelion (Q)

1.090

Eccentricity (e)

0.421

Inclination (i)

31.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

245.4

Earth MOID

0.07857

U parameter

0.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2049-12-16

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19254

28803123

Maximum Brightness

17.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

18.5

mag

Diameter

410

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

3.204

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2006-11-15

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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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

0.767037

1-sigma variation

1.460E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.421109

1-sigma variation

6.990E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

31.0258

1-sigma variation

9.051E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

258.7107

1-sigma variation

2.745E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

346.4581

1-sigma variation

1.063E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

302.35994

1-sigma variation

0.00002

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.444031

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.090044

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.569066

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.083588

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.078567

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

245.3710

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.13299E-18	8.66404E-17	5.71124E-15	-3.57861E-16	-5.91774E-15	-1.62274E-14
e	8.66404E-17	4.88603E-15	2.46401E-13	-1.69541E-14	-3.07475E-13	-4.78137E-13
i	5.71124E-15	2.46401E-13	8.19156E-11	-9.49270E-12	-1.71075E-12	-6.30300E-11
Ω	-3.57861E-16	-1.69541E-14	-9.49270E-12	7.53557E-12	-8.06553E-12	9.30216E-12
ω	-5.91774E-15	-3.07475E-13	-1.71075E-12	-8.06553E-12	1.13056E-10	-1.41093E-10
M	-1.62274E-14	-4.78137E-13	-6.30300E-11	9.30216E-12	-1.41093E-10	5.09651E-10

Date of computation: 2025-11-24 16:53 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

3.204

Unit

Source

[2]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[2]

Amplitude

Value

0.4-0.55

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

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

[1]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

18.497

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.335

0.389

Unit

Source

[4]

[5]

Diameter

Value

410

Unit

Source

[4]

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]	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)
[2]	EARN	1.) Skiff, B.A. et al. (2012) MPB 39, 111-130. (LOWELL OBSERVATORY NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID PHOTOMETRIC SURVEY (NEAPS) - 2008 MAY THROUGH 2008 DECEMBER) (46 NEAs) 2.) Warner, B.D. (2016) MPB 43, 240-250. (NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS AT CS3-PALMER DIVIDE STATION: 2016 JANUARY-APRIL)(38NEAs)
[3]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[4]	EARN	1.) Joseph R. Masiero et al 2020 Planet. Sci. J. 1 5
[5]	EARN	1.) Masiero, J.R. et al. (2018) Astron. J. 154_168(10pp). (NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year Three: Asteroid Diameters and Albedos) (170NEOs, 6110MBAs) 2.) Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Bauer, J.; et al. (2012) Astrophys. J. Let. 760, L12.

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

6651

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

309

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.445983

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2006-11-15.41375

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-01-30.59846

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

1457 (8)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2014-12-12

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2014-12-12

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

1 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

1 (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

Computation parameters

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Close Approaches for 345705 2006VB14 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
MERCURY	1952-10-15 07:05	< 1 min	0.0462761	0.0462709	0.0000017
EARTH	1961-12-15 22:15	< 1 s	0.1513563	0.1513542	0.0000007
EARTH	1963-12-15 13:14	< 1 min	0.0994600	0.0994587	0.0000005
EARTH	1965-12-13 06:36	< 1 min	0.0784253	0.0784251	0.0000000
EARTH	1967-12-11 04:47	< 1 min	0.0998238	0.0998229	0.0000003
EARTH	1969-12-07 13:30	< 1 min	0.1421426	0.1421414	0.0000004
EARTH	1971-12-04 14:39	< 1 min	0.1899069	0.1899058	0.0000004
MERCURY	1974-12-14 19:08	< 1 min	0.0213916	0.0213915	0.0000000
MERCURY	1987-09-19 12:54	< 1 min	0.0235367	0.0235356	0.0000004
MERCURY	2000-06-24 15:30	< 1 min	0.0258299	0.0258290	0.0000003
EARTH	2006-12-16 06:44	< 1 s	0.1402715	0.1402713	0.0000001
EARTH	2008-12-14 17:20	< 1 s	0.0927992	0.0927990	0.0000000
EARTH	2010-12-13 06:26	< 1 s	0.0795416	0.0795414	0.0000000
EARTH	2012-12-10 02:29	< 1 s	0.1065472	0.1065471	0.0000001
EARTH	2014-12-07 10:14	< 1 s	0.1499448	0.1499446	0.0000001
EARTH	2016-12-03 09:35	< 1 s	0.1981321	0.1981319	0.0000001
MERCURY	2022-08-23 15:58	< 1 min	0.0283113	0.0283108	0.0000002
MERCURY	2035-05-29 14:54	< 1 min	0.0240989	0.0240982	0.0000002
MERCURY	2048-03-03 14:58	< 1 min	0.0219441	0.0219435	0.0000002
EARTH	2049-12-16 09:25	< 1 s	0.1925370	0.1925355	0.0000005
EARTH	2051-12-16 14:20	< 1 s	0.1309834	0.1309821	0.0000004
EARTH	2053-12-14 20:35	< 1 min	0.0874329	0.0874322	0.0000002
EARTH	2055-12-13 06:35	< 1 min	0.0822640	0.0822634	0.0000002
EARTH	2057-12-09 23:25	< 1 min	0.1137879	0.1137866	0.0000004
EARTH	2059-12-07 04:13	< 1 min	0.1588904	0.1588889	0.0000005
MERCURY	2060-12-05 13:11	< 1 min	0.0434717	0.0434689	0.0000009
MERCURY	2070-05-02 23:58	< 1 min	0.0497966	0.0497928	0.0000013
MERCURY	2083-02-06 04:14	< 1 min	0.0468727	0.0468683	0.0000015
EARTH	2094-12-16 20:26	< 1 s	0.1779329	0.1779298	0.0000010
MERCURY	2095-11-11 20:57	< 1 min	0.0367844	0.0367802	0.0000014
EARTH	2096-12-15 20:28	< 1 min	0.1192844	0.1192819	0.0000008
EARTH	2098-12-14 21:17	< 1 min	0.0823591	0.0823583	0.0000003
EARTH	2100-12-13 02:07	< 1 min	0.0873493	0.0873480	0.0000004
EARTH	2102-12-10 16:12	< 1 min	0.1234049	0.1234026	0.0000008
EARTH	2104-12-06 19:41	< 1 min	0.1697771	0.1697746	0.0000008
MERCURY	2108-08-15 20:11	< 1 min	0.0246670	0.0246643	0.0000009
MERCURY	2121-05-21 14:24	< 1 min	0.0312002	0.0311956	0.0000015

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
205.96890662	339.52769237	0.07846878	MINIMUM
22.69139043	174.82227536	0.56250766	MINIMUM
49.86765070	212.01274002	0.56796848	SADDLE
326.83847260	94.47622870	0.60589472	SADDLE
354.73558753	316.10937317	1.42767499	SADDLE
183.87670442	147.43558424	2.10042842	MAXIMUM

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