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2014 BA33

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(2014 BA33)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.27 AU
True anomaly
180.46°
Distance from Earth
1.375 AU
As of
22 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 BA33 — 1.27 AU from the Sun 2014 BA33
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 BA33 is 1.375 AU from Earth today (11.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 41m 18s
Declination
-01° 31′ 43″
Constellation
Hydra
Distance from Earth
1.37 AU
Elongation from the Sun
62.49° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.945 AU
Eccentricity
0.3436
Inclination
39.41°
Orbital period
335.5 days
Perihelion
0.62 AU
Aphelion
1.27 AU
Longitude of ascending node
122.48°
Argument of periapsis
154.11°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 79.5 LD
0.2042 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.125

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
56
Data arc
11.99 years
First observed
26 January 2014
Last observed
22 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.4 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
22 January 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.84

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 22 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-04-21 20:46:00 Venus 0.1478 AU 57.5 LD 27.9 km/s
2029-02-20 18:46:00 Venus 0.1071 AU 41.7 LD 26.9 km/s
2030-12-23 17:41:00 Venus 0.0851 AU 33.1 LD 26.2 km/s
2032-10-24 15:34:00 Venus 0.0928 AU 36.1 LD 25.8 km/s
2034-08-26 09:02:00 Venus 0.1254 AU 48.8 LD 25.6 km/s
2092-07-06 15:22:00 Venus 0.142 AU 55.3 LD 27.8 km/s
2094-05-08 12:53:00 Venus 0.1026 AU 39.9 LD 26.8 km/s
2096-03-09 10:50:00 Venus 0.0841 AU 32.7 LD 26.2 km/s
2098-01-09 08:58:00 Venus 0.096 AU 37.4 LD 25.7 km/s
2099-11-11 03:04:00 Venus 0.1304 AU 50.7 LD 25.6 km/s

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

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