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2014SC324 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.914

Aphelion (Q)

2.939

Eccentricity (e)

0.526

Inclination (i)

1.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

976.7

Earth MOID

0.00063

U parameter

2.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2031-01-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02783

4163864

Maximum Brightness

19.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.3

mag

Diameter

40 - 80*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

0.3616

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2014-09-30

Observatory

University of Arizona Mt. Lemmon 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

1.926507

1-sigma variation

2.796E-7

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.525619

1-sigma variation

5.673E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.6544

1-sigma variation

3.826E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

209.9970

1-sigma variation

1.705E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

221.6245

1-sigma variation

1.152E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

112.67730

1-sigma variation

0.00047

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.913899

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.939116

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.294897

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.005056

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000626

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

976.6848

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

2.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.81740E-14	1.56467E-14	-1.66794E-13	-3.74269E-12	9.42962E-13	-1.31517E-10
e	1.56467E-14	3.21815E-15	-4.20804E-14	-7.43346E-13	2.19734E-13	-2.63308E-11
i	-1.66794E-13	-4.20804E-14	1.46372E-11	-5.52107E-12	7.56634E-12	2.82507E-10
Ω	-3.74269E-12	-7.43346E-13	-5.52107E-12	2.90720E-10	-1.53785E-10	6.29505E-9
ω	9.42962E-13	2.19734E-13	7.56634E-12	-1.53785E-10	1.32765E-10	-1.58805E-9
M	-1.31517E-10	-2.63308E-11	2.82507E-10	6.29505E-9	-1.58805E-9	2.21260E-7

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

0.3616

Unit

Source

[1]

Quality

Value

2,T

Unit

Source

[1]

Amplitude

Value

0.69

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

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

24.304

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[2]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[3]

Diameter

Value

40 - 80*

Unit

Source

[3]

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

[4]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Warner, B.D. (2015) MPB 42, 115-127. (NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS AT CS3-PALMER DIVIDE STATION: 2014 OCTOBER-DECEMBER)(43NEAs)
[2]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[3]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude
[4]	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

4237

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.424518

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2014-09-30.28619

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2014-10-29.632946

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

283 (19)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2014-10-21

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2014-10-25

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

6 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

4 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

10 (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 2014SC324 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	1951-10-07 06:17	< 1 min	0.1551776	0.1551519	0.0000086
EARTH	1993-01-24 01:34	3.1	0.1539288	0.1538386	0.0000301
EARTH	2003-12-25 07:33	8.8	0.0523305	0.0522992	0.0000104
EARTH	2014-10-24 19:19	< 1 s	0.0037782	0.0037782	0.0000000
EARTH	2022-12-04 12:23	8.2	0.0736478	0.0736466	0.0000004
EARTH	2031-01-10 00:59	6.5	0.0278337	0.0278325	0.0000004
EARTH	2039-01-28 16:06	15.5	0.1854567	0.1849358	0.0001736
EARTH	2089-10-07 07:15	78.6	0.1704216	0.1679313	0.0008301
EARTH	2097-10-29 12:11	203.4	0.0147418	0.0129819	0.0005873
EARTH	2106-01-28 02:08	1030.0	0.1577141	0.1260708	0.0105936

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
336.93387217	291.03929288	0.00068179	MINIMUM
21.24364599	7.36271527	0.02782169	MINIMUM
359.66001540	330.22767757	0.07425209	SADDLE
179.74307935	149.99176280	1.92372899	SADDLE
359.10908878	149.27171169	1.92945373	SADDLE
179.72133041	329.98465884	3.92494997	MAXIMUM

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