Skip to content
Public Universe
Asteroid Near-Earth

2014 GJ45

Add to an observing list or journal →

(2014 GJ45)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.245 AU
True anomaly
182.53°
Distance from Earth
2.016 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 GJ45 — 1.245 AU from the Sun 2014 GJ45
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 GJ45 is 2.016 AU from Earth today (16.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 20m 34s
Declination
+07° 43′ 24″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.02 AU
Elongation from the Sun
29.1° — 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.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

Know your what3words address? Paste it, e.g. ///filled.count.soap. This is optional — the three words are sent to what3words to convert them, and we don't store the address or the result.

Your location stays in your browser and is sent only for this calculation. Using a what3words address is optional; if you do, the three words go to what3words to be converted and we don't record them. Set a location first, then you can save an email alert for this object. See our privacy policy.

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
0.938 AU
Eccentricity
0.3279
Inclination
21.29°
Orbital period
331.7 days
Perihelion
0.63 AU
Aphelion
1.245 AU
Longitude of ascending node
21.99°
Argument of periapsis
312.39°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 20.4 LD
0.0524 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.296

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
64
Data arc
10.02 years
First observed
7 April 2014
Last observed
14 April 2024
Residual RMS
0.39 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.63

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 181 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 GJ45 at 2031-12-03 15:50 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-12-03 15:50 UTC close approach of 2014 GJ45. Catalogue miss distance 116.8 LD · 4.49 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-11-30 to 2031-12-06, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 116.8 LD · 4.49 × 10⁷ km 2031-12-03 15:50 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-12-03 15:50 UTC close approach of 2014 GJ45. Catalogue miss distance 116.8 LD · 4.49 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-11-30 to 2031-12-06, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. 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
2031-12-03 15:50:00 Earth 0.3 AU 116.8 LD 17.2 km/s
2032-10-01 03:28:00 Earth 0.3542 AU 137.8 LD 16.9 km/s
2033-03-17 10:17:00 Earth 0.3651 AU 142.1 LD 11.5 km/s
2033-07-22 07:14:00 Earth 0.4654 AU 181.1 LD 12.7 km/s
2034-04-16 23:39:00 Earth 0.0904 AU 35.2 LD 15.7 km/s
2039-02-11 23:02:00 Venus 0.0932 AU 36.3 LD 17.8 km/s
2040-11-27 11:08:00 Venus 0.1254 AU 48.8 LD 14.4 km/s
2041-11-25 21:12:00 Earth 0.2756 AU 107.2 LD 16.3 km/s
2042-09-23 03:42:00 Earth 0.3787 AU 147.4 LD 17.2 km/s
2043-03-26 01:58:00 Earth 0.3267 AU 127.1 LD 11.5 km/s

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

Sources