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2014 GQ17

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(2014 GQ17)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.895 AU
True anomaly
114.86°
Distance from Earth
1.769 AU
As of
19 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 GQ17 — 0.895 AU from the Sun 2014 GQ17
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 GQ17 is 1.769 AU from Earth today (14.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 27m 14s
Declination
-02° 53′ 25″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.77 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.58° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.854 AU
Eccentricity
0.2472
Inclination
0.09°
Orbital period
288.3 days
Perihelion
0.643 AU
Aphelion
1.065 AU
Longitude of ascending node
81°
Argument of periapsis
329.01°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.0 LD
0.0001 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.877

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
93
Data arc
25 days
First observed
5 April 2014
Last observed
30 April 2014
Residual RMS
0.47 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Physical properties

Rotation period
0.02 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.1

Discovery & classification

Listed by JPL impact monitoring; see the Sentry table for current probabilities.

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 48 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 GQ17 at 2029-04-15 14:45 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-04-15 14:45 UTC close approach of 2014 GQ17. Catalogue miss distance 15.2 LD · 5.83 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-04-12 to 2029-04-18, 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 15.2 LD · 5.83 × 10⁶ km 2029-04-15 14:45 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-04-15 14:45 UTC close approach of 2014 GQ17. Catalogue miss distance 15.2 LD · 5.83 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-04-12 to 2029-04-18, 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
2029-04-15 14:45:00 Earth 0.039 AU 15.2 LD 4.6 km/s
2030-08-16 14:05:00 Venus 0.0362 AU 14.1 LD 6.6 km/s
2032-12-24 21:04:00 Earth 0.3059 AU 119.0 LD 9 km/s
2033-06-14 15:47:00 Earth 0.1653 AU 64.3 LD 10.6 km/s
2036-01-17 00:15:00 Venus 0.0816 AU 31.8 LD 6.6 km/s
2036-04-13 11:27:00 Earth 0.4971 AU 193.5 LD 21.1 km/s
2036-11-04 15:07:00 Earth 0.3486 AU 135.7 LD 11.4 km/s
2040-03-30 16:32:00 Earth 0.1381 AU 53.8 LD 9.8 km/s
2040-09-14 03:24:00 Earth 0.2993 AU 116.5 LD 8.1 km/s
2041-06-27 08:56:00 Venus 0.0567 AU 22.1 LD 9.5 km/s

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

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