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2014 MF18

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(2014 MF18)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.904 AU
True anomaly
105.15°
Distance from Earth
1.892 AU
As of
20 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 MF18 — 0.904 AU from the Sun 2014 MF18
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 MF18 is 1.892 AU from Earth today (15.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 27m 39s
Declination
-07° 47′ 51″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.89 AU
Elongation from the Sun
4.82° — 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
0.889 AU
Eccentricity
0.1594
Inclination
2.73°
Orbital period
306 days
Perihelion
0.747 AU
Aphelion
1.03 AU
Longitude of ascending node
100.41°
Argument of periapsis
351.95°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 3.5 LD
0.009 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.671

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
78
Data arc
5.03 years
First observed
22 June 2014
Last observed
3 July 2019
Residual RMS
0.61 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 March 2023

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.03 km

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.015
Absolute magnitude (H)
26.11

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 158 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 MF18 at 2029-05-24 12:35 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-05-24 12:35 UTC close approach of 2014 MF18. Catalogue miss distance 103.1 LD · 3.96 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-05-21 to 2029-05-27, 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 103.1 LD · 3.96 × 10⁷ km 2029-05-24 12:35 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-05-24 12:35 UTC close approach of 2014 MF18. Catalogue miss distance 103.1 LD · 3.96 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-05-21 to 2029-05-27, 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
2029-05-24 12:35:00 Earth 0.2649 AU 103.1 LD 10.9 km/s
2029-11-18 22:17:00 Earth 0.2238 AU 87.1 LD 6.2 km/s
2032-06-21 19:39:00 Venus 0.0666 AU 25.9 LD 4 km/s
2034-05-31 06:27:00 Earth 0.4367 AU 170.0 LD 16.2 km/s
2034-12-23 11:50:00 Earth 0.2364 AU 92.0 LD 7 km/s
2035-07-17 12:42:00 Earth 0.4297 AU 167.2 LD 16.1 km/s
2040-01-31 23:40:00 Earth 0.217 AU 84.5 LD 6 km/s
2040-07-24 09:22:00 Earth 0.2282 AU 88.8 LD 9.9 km/s
2041-09-14 03:38:00 Venus 0.0712 AU 27.7 LD 4.3 km/s
2045-07-19 06:19:00 Earth 0.0165 AU 6.4 LD 3.3 km/s

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

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