Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge (0.75 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 25,147,833 km of Earth in 2021
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

138127 (2000 EE14) is a small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2000 EE14 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2000 EE14 orbits the sun every 197 days (0.54 years), coming as close as 0.31 AU and reaching as far as 1.01 AU from the sun. 2000 EE14 is about 0.8 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than ~97% of asteroids but small compared to large asteroids, comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge.

The rotation of 2000 EE14 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 2.59 hours.

Close Approaches

2000 EE14's orbit is 0.02 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

2000 EE14 has 39 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
March 6, 2021 25,147,833 15.083
Feb. 26, 2022 27,427,054 20.160
March 6, 2028 25,583,952 15.100
Feb. 26, 2029 26,802,302 20.033
March 7, 2035 26,093,605 15.152
Feb. 27, 2036 26,074,532 19.906
March 8, 2042 26,693,063 15.176
Feb. 27, 2043 25,257,427 19.733
March 8, 2049 27,323,806 15.239
Feb. 26, 2050 24,319,503 19.575
March 8, 2056 27,988,155 15.295
Feb. 26, 2057 23,376,138 19.383
March 9, 2063 28,682,171 15.350
Feb. 27, 2064 22,418,475 19.216
March 9, 2070 29,323,902 15.429
Feb. 26, 2071 21,496,951 19.046
Feb. 26, 2078 20,711,346 18.892
Feb. 26, 2085 19,987,181 18.777
Feb. 26, 2092 19,448,735 18.662
Feb. 26, 2099 19,098,642 18.621
Feb. 27, 2106 18,918,905 18.579
Feb. 27, 2113 19,036,950 18.603
Feb. 27, 2120 19,331,455 18.664
Feb. 27, 2127 19,872,477 18.751
Feb. 27, 2134 20,671,682 18.920
March 10, 2140 29,545,966 15.406
Feb. 27, 2141 21,670,456 19.091
March 10, 2147 28,652,974 15.304
Feb. 28, 2148 23,028,377 19.358
March 9, 2154 27,605,483 15.218
Feb. 28, 2155 24,636,239 19.663
March 9, 2161 26,336,015 15.094
Feb. 28, 2162 26,468,422 20.013
March 8, 2168 24,933,625 15.016
Feb. 28, 2169 28,503,750 20.431
March 7, 2175 23,430,780 14.914
March 6, 2182 21,895,664 14.866
March 5, 2189 20,464,593 14.807
March 5, 2196 19,152,772 14.794

Images and Observations

2000 EE14's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 4, 2000. It was last officially observed on May 13, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 764 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 0.6618 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5331
  • Inclination: 26.46°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 155.75°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 197.85°
  • Mean Anomaly: 64.08°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.75400 km
  • Magnitude: 17.11
  • Albedo: 0.449

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 197 days (0.54 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 36.55 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.01 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.31 AU
  • Rotation Period: 2.59 hours

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Size Rendering

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