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2014 GJ1

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(2014 GJ1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.686 AU
True anomaly
354.75°
Distance from Earth
0.525 AU
As of
22 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 GJ1 — 0.686 AU from the Sun 2014 GJ1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 GJ1 is 0.525 AU from Earth today (4.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 26m 12s
Declination
+07° 42′ 25″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.53 AU
Elongation from the Sun
40.45° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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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
0.942 AU
Eccentricity
0.2729
Inclination
4.92°
Orbital period
333.9 days
Perihelion
0.685 AU
Aphelion
1.199 AU
Longitude of ascending node
23.72°
Argument of periapsis
40.58°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 12.1 LD
0.031 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.339

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
52
Data arc
11.01 years
First observed
1 April 2014
Last observed
5 April 2025
Residual RMS
0.44 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 April 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.21

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 97 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 GJ1 at 2036-05-07 11:15 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2036-05-07 11:15 UTC close approach of 2014 GJ1. Catalogue miss distance 71.3 LD · 2.74 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2036-05-04 to 2036-05-10, 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 71.3 LD · 2.74 × 10⁷ km 2036-05-07 11:15 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2036-05-07 11:15 UTC close approach of 2014 GJ1. Catalogue miss distance 71.3 LD · 2.74 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2036-05-04 to 2036-05-10, 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
2036-05-07 11:15:00 Earth 0.1831 AU 71.3 LD 6.4 km/s
2037-07-25 13:52:00 Earth 0.1226 AU 47.7 LD 10.2 km/s
2046-03-24 21:21:00 Earth 0.0617 AU 24.0 LD 9.3 km/s
2047-06-12 23:00:00 Earth 0.189 AU 73.6 LD 6.1 km/s
2051-07-28 16:28:00 Venus 0.094 AU 36.6 LD 11.1 km/s
2053-05-22 07:47:00 Venus 0.0436 AU 17.0 LD 6.2 km/s
2055-02-13 05:50:00 Venus 0.0493 AU 19.2 LD 5.5 km/s
2056-12-02 09:57:00 Venus 0.0611 AU 23.8 LD 9.6 km/s
2057-03-25 01:29:00 Earth 0.0418 AU 16.3 LD 7 km/s
2058-07-02 04:38:00 Earth 0.1623 AU 63.2 LD 5.5 km/s

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

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