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2014 HB124

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(2014 HB124)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.185 AU
True anomaly
201.77°
Distance from Earth
2.127 AU
As of
19 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 HB124 — 1.185 AU from the Sun 2014 HB124
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 HB124 is 2.127 AU from Earth today (17.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 33m 42s
Declination
-14° 22′ 44″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
2.13 AU
Elongation from the Sun
13.88° — 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
0.843 AU
Eccentricity
0.5103
Inclination
6.57°
Orbital period
282.8 days
Perihelion
0.413 AU
Aphelion
1.273 AU
Longitude of ascending node
221.81°
Argument of periapsis
168.52°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 22.0 LD
0.0565 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.859

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
65
Data arc
9.97 years
First observed
23 April 2014
Last observed
10 April 2024
Residual RMS
0.61 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
12 April 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.02

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 218 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 HB124 at 2027-03-20 09:06 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-03-20 09:06 UTC close approach of 2014 HB124. Catalogue miss distance 146.1 LD · 5.62 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-03-17 to 2027-03-23, 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 146.1 LD · 5.62 × 10⁷ km 2027-03-20 09:06 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-03-20 09:06 UTC close approach of 2014 HB124. Catalogue miss distance 146.1 LD · 5.62 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-03-17 to 2027-03-23, 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
2027-03-20 09:06:00 Earth 0.3754 AU 146.1 LD 25.9 km/s
2028-05-30 22:37:00 Earth 0.0804 AU 31.3 LD 12.9 km/s
2031-01-08 15:53:00 Earth 0.428 AU 166.6 LD 11.6 km/s
2031-04-08 16:58:00 Earth 0.2592 AU 100.9 LD 11.4 km/s
2034-03-13 04:11:00 Earth 0.2084 AU 81.1 LD 20.1 km/s
2035-05-30 15:45:00 Earth 0.1226 AU 47.7 LD 17.7 km/s
2038-04-26 07:38:00 Earth 0.2666 AU 103.7 LD 11.4 km/s
2038-08-09 19:06:00 Earth 0.4678 AU 182.1 LD 13.3 km/s
2041-03-08 19:17:00 Earth 0.0928 AU 36.1 LD 14.5 km/s
2042-05-24 11:03:00 Earth 0.2906 AU 113.1 LD 23.3 km/s

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

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