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2014 JU15

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(2014 JU15)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.064 AU
True anomaly
181.35°
Distance from Earth
1.951 AU
As of
15 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 JU15 — 1.064 AU from the Sun 2014 JU15
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 JU15 is 1.951 AU from Earth today (16.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 37m 58s
Declination
-17° 22′ 45″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.95 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.33° — too close to the Sun to observe

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
0.726 AU
Eccentricity
0.4665
Inclination
9.1°
Orbital period
225.9 days
Perihelion
0.387 AU
Aphelion
1.065 AU
Longitude of ascending node
38.57°
Argument of periapsis
20.27°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.6 LD
0.0015 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.82

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
50
Data arc
35 days
First observed
29 April 2014
Last observed
3 June 2014
Residual RMS
0.54 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.8

Discovery & classification

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

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 131 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 JU15 at 2027-05-02 15:59 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-05-02 15:59 UTC close approach of 2014 JU15. Catalogue miss distance 11.2 LD · 4.32 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-04-29 to 2027-05-05, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 30 Apr 5 May 11.2 LD · 4.32 × 10⁶ km 2027-05-02 15:59 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-05-02 15:59 UTC close approach of 2014 JU15. Catalogue miss distance 11.2 LD · 4.32 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-04-29 to 2027-05-05, 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 south 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
2027-02-02 10:46:00 Merc 0.0789 AU 30.7 LD 1.8 km/s
2027-02-02 10:46:00 Mercury 0.0789 AU 30.7 LD 1.8 km/s
2027-05-02 15:59:00 Earth 0.0289 AU 11.2 LD 9.7 km/s
2030-05-05 21:46:00 Earth 0.4427 AU 172.3 LD 24.8 km/s
2032-02-16 14:57:00 Earth 0.4444 AU 172.9 LD 8.8 km/s
2032-06-08 18:47:00 Earth 0.1283 AU 49.9 LD 11.9 km/s
2035-04-26 00:32:00 Earth 0.1338 AU 52.1 LD 14.4 km/s
2035-09-01 00:12:00 Earth 0.4813 AU 187.3 LD 12.8 km/s
2037-06-04 02:08:00 Earth 0.3879 AU 151.0 LD 22.1 km/s
2040-05-19 17:12:00 Earth 0.0807 AU 31.4 LD 9.2 km/s

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

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