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2013 JK14

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(2013 JK14)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.585 AU
True anomaly
300.62°
Distance from Earth
1.055 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2013 JK14 — 0.585 AU from the Sun 2013 JK14
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 JK14 is 1.055 AU from Earth today (8.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 56m 12s
Declination
-23° 03′ 42″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
1.05 AU
Elongation from the Sun
32.94° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.921 AU
Eccentricity
0.4641
Inclination
4.87°
Orbital period
323.1 days
Perihelion
0.494 AU
Aphelion
1.349 AU
Longitude of ascending node
55.66°
Argument of periapsis
313.06°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 2.9 LD
0.0076 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.389

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
20
Data arc
8 days
First observed
8 May 2013
Last observed
16 May 2013
Residual RMS
0.55 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 August 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.18

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 143 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2013 JK14 at 2026-12-13 05:07 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-12-13 05:07 UTC close approach of 2013 JK14. Catalogue miss distance 140.7 LD · 5.41 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-12-10 to 2026-12-16, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 140.7 LD · 5.41 × 10⁷ km 2026-12-13 05:07 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-12-13 05:07 UTC close approach of 2013 JK14. Catalogue miss distance 140.7 LD · 5.41 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-12-10 to 2026-12-16, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2026-12-13 05:07:00 Earth 0.3616 AU 140.7 LD 10.6 km/s
2027-02-27 09:27:00 Earth 0.2932 AU 114.1 LD 10.2 km/s
2028-05-03 17:01:00 Earth 0.2579 AU 100.4 LD 10 km/s
2029-05-08 07:31:00 Earth 0.376 AU 146.3 LD 25.7 km/s
2030-04-20 00:44:00 Venus 0.0809 AU 31.5 LD 20.1 km/s
2034-02-05 17:25:00 Earth 0.1413 AU 55.0 LD 17.5 km/s
2034-11-11 08:47:00 Earth 0.4542 AU 176.8 LD 17.5 km/s
2034-11-27 21:00:00 Venus 0.0992 AU 38.6 LD 11.8 km/s
2035-03-22 06:48:00 Earth 0.3545 AU 138.0 LD 11.1 km/s
2035-09-03 07:38:00 Earth 0.4961 AU 193.1 LD 19.7 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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