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2023 XR14

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(2023 XR14)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.093 AU
True anomaly
214.08°
Distance from Earth
1.963 AU
As of
20 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2023 XR14 — 1.093 AU from the Sun 2023 XR14
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 XR14 is 1.963 AU from Earth today (16.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 22m 18s
Declination
-04° 22′ 15″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.96 AU
Elongation from the Sun
20.99° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.885 AU
Eccentricity
0.3467
Inclination
3.24°
Orbital period
304.4 days
Perihelion
0.578 AU
Aphelion
1.193 AU
Longitude of ascending node
262.09°
Argument of periapsis
51.34°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.6 LD
0.0016 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.649

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
50
Data arc
6 days
First observed
15 December 2023
Last observed
21 December 2023
Residual RMS
0.52 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
4 February 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
28.34

Discovery & classification

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

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 109 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 XR14 at 2028-12-12 09:03 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-12-12 09:03 UTC close approach of 2023 XR14. Catalogue miss distance 1.02 LD · 391,261 km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-12-09 to 2028-12-15, 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 10 Dec 11 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 1.02 LD · 391,261 km 2028-12-12 09:03 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-12-12 09:03 UTC close approach of 2023 XR14. Catalogue miss distance 1.02 LD · 391,261 km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-12-09 to 2028-12-15, 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
2028-12-12 01:57:00 Moon 0.004 AU 1.6 LD 11 km/s
2028-12-12 09:03:00 Earth 0.0026 AU 1.0 LD 10.4 km/s
2029-07-28 18:29:00 Earth 0.4274 AU 166.3 LD 15.7 km/s
2030-03-26 06:04:00 Earth 0.1395 AU 54.3 LD 14.1 km/s
2033-12-26 04:10:00 Earth 0.4201 AU 163.5 LD 23.6 km/s
2034-07-31 01:08:00 Venus 0.0773 AU 30.1 LD 9.4 km/s
2034-09-15 12:56:00 Earth 0.3895 AU 151.6 LD 13.1 km/s
2035-02-20 00:11:00 Earth 0.2094 AU 81.5 LD 8 km/s
2035-05-20 04:14:00 Earth 0.3003 AU 116.9 LD 7.7 km/s
2037-04-15 16:22:00 Venus 0.1233 AU 48.0 LD 16.9 km/s

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

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