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2014 LZ20

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(2014 LZ20)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.977 AU
True anomaly
208.74°
Distance from Earth
1.512 AU
As of
16 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 LZ20 — 0.977 AU from the Sun 2014 LZ20
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 LZ20 is 1.512 AU from Earth today (12.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 02m 30s
Declination
-22° 20′ 31″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
1.51 AU
Elongation from the Sun
39.54° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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

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
0.746 AU
Eccentricity
0.4326
Inclination
6.13°
Orbital period
235.5 days
Perihelion
0.423 AU
Aphelion
1.069 AU
Longitude of ascending node
79.59°
Argument of periapsis
355.22°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 11.1 LD
0.0286 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.651

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
30
Data arc
8.98 years
First observed
6 June 2014
Last observed
29 May 2023
Residual RMS
0.52 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
29 May 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.46

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 214 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 LZ20 at 2027-06-21 15:54 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-06-21 15:54 UTC close approach of 2014 LZ20. Catalogue miss distance 168.7 LD · 6.48 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-06-18 to 2027-06-24, 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 168.7 LD · 6.48 × 10⁷ km 2027-06-21 15:54 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-06-21 15:54 UTC close approach of 2014 LZ20. Catalogue miss distance 168.7 LD · 6.48 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-06-18 to 2027-06-24, 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
2027-06-21 15:54:00 Earth 0.4334 AU 168.7 LD 23.3 km/s
2032-05-11 00:21:00 Earth 0.1691 AU 65.8 LD 14.1 km/s
2032-09-23 23:11:00 Earth 0.4599 AU 179.0 LD 12.7 km/s
2034-06-16 18:30:00 Earth 0.0446 AU 17.4 LD 8.3 km/s
2035-12-03 02:08:00 Venus 0.0347 AU 13.5 LD 16.4 km/s
2036-01-31 02:45:00 Earth 0.494 AU 192.2 LD 17.2 km/s
2036-06-26 23:18:00 Earth 0.275 AU 107.0 LD 18 km/s
2039-05-18 12:21:00 Venus 0.1208 AU 47.0 LD 10.2 km/s
2040-01-02 11:59:00 Venus 0.1038 AU 40.4 LD 20.3 km/s
2041-05-15 22:59:00 Earth 0.3247 AU 126.4 LD 19.4 km/s

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

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