Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-06-04 23:11 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.821

Aphelion (Q)

1.807

Eccentricity (e)

0.375

Inclination (i)

4.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

550.2

Earth MOID

0.00031

U parameter

2.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-11-03

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17476

26143328

Maximum Brightness

31.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.7

mag

Diameter

12 - 28*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

0.004389

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2014-09-01

Observatory

University of Arizona Catalina Sky Survey

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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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.314060

1-sigma variation

7.201E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.375037

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.5671

1-sigma variation

2.737E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

344.8709

1-sigma variation

9.124E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

71.0932

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

256.00038

1-sigma variation

0.00203

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.821239

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.806880

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.001215

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.293548

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000311

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

550.2005

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

2.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.18609E-15	3.42465E-14	-1.17210E-12	6.35989E-13	6.19839E-12	-1.46071E-10
e	3.42465E-14	2.67310E-13	-6.34407E-12	4.02412E-12	4.97974E-11	-9.69452E-10
i	-1.17210E-12	-6.34407E-12	7.48929E-10	-1.93425E-10	-1.06199E-9	3.26988E-8
Ω	6.35989E-13	4.02412E-12	-1.93425E-10	8.32394E-11	7.18401E-10	-1.78775E-8
ω	6.19839E-12	4.97974E-11	-1.06199E-9	7.18401E-10	9.32144E-9	-1.75645E-7
M	-1.46071E-10	-9.69452E-10	3.26988E-8	-1.78775E-8	-1.75645E-7	4.11486E-6

Date of computation: 2026-06-04 23:11 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

0.004389

Unit

Source

[3]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

0.1

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

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

[2]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

26.655

Unit

mag

Source

[4]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[4]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[5]

Diameter

Value

12 - 28*

Unit

Source

[5]

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

[6]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Maxime Devogèle et al 2019 AJ 158 196
[2]	EARN	Earth Asteroids Research Node: https://earn.dlr.de
[3]	EARN	1.) NASA/JPL NEO Program Office (2014) http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news185.html
[4]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[5]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude
[6]	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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

4307

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.468291

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2014-08-20.428953

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2014-09-07.71777

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

256 (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

2014-09-06

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2014-09-07

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

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Close Approaches for 2014RC from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1964-01-22 00:41	753.3	0.1127526	0.0878057	0.0083526
EARTH	1968-11-20 22:21	> 1 d	0.1520222	0.1501873	0.0006122
EARTH	1973-09-05 22:39	35.5	0.0112737	0.0105045	0.0002564
EARTH	1987-01-17 00:33	17.0	0.0370397	0.0366760	0.0001214
EARTH	1991-09-27 04:05	59.6	0.0989361	0.0986139	0.0001074
MARS	1999-09-22 13:59	< 1 min	0.0372505	0.0369857	0.0000883
EARTH	2009-12-30 12:42	16.3	0.0864006	0.0862875	0.0000377
EARTH	2014-09-07 18:00	< 1 s	0.0002668	0.0002668	0.0000000
EARTH	2017-09-11 14:26	6.6	0.0388436	0.0387323	0.0000371
EARTH	2020-09-22 22:54	15.8	0.0992960	0.0991773	0.0000396
EARTH	2023-10-14 11:23	28.4	0.1488661	0.1487904	0.0000252
EARTH	2026-11-03 12:23	32.6	0.1747574	0.1747262	0.0000104
EARTH	2029-11-23 07:24	33.0	0.1799262	0.1799166	0.0000032
EARTH	2032-12-14 07:04	30.2	0.1619647	0.1619103	0.0000181
EARTH	2036-01-08 18:01	16.8	0.1174349	0.1173300	0.0000350
EARTH	2039-01-22 00:12	6.3	0.0621102	0.0620415	0.0000229
EARTH	2042-01-27 18:41	4.4	0.0633525	0.0632788	0.0000246
EARTH	2045-02-02 00:31	3.5	0.1367665	0.1366429	0.0000412
EARTH	2106-08-27 11:18	2.2	0.1908337	0.1907393	0.0000314
EARTH	2109-09-01 16:09	2.8	0.0997789	0.0996836	0.0000318
EARTH	2112-09-06 20:53	3.2	0.0226850	0.0226045	0.0000268
EARTH	2115-09-08 23:25	6.2	0.0075669	0.0074235	0.0000478
EARTH	2118-08-29 00:14	65.4	0.1660739	0.1633646	0.0009031

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
308.33006146	244.17400137	0.00042090	MINIMUM
49.49344121	23.08727918	0.05166123	MINIMUM
359.54501049	314.78050017	0.18073367	SADDLE
179.37426285	133.78251828	0.80055395	SADDLE
357.93866601	132.44680541	1.83251551	SADDLE
178.92467029	313.48622287	2.79381877	MAXIMUM

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