14949 (1996 BA2) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1996 BA2 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1996 BA2 orbits the sun every 1,270 days (3.48 years), coming as close as 2.04 AU and reaching as far as 2.56 AU from the sun. 1996 BA2 is about 2.9 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to Mount Everest.
The rotation of 1996 BA2 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 1103.95 hours.
1996 BA2's orbit is 1.03 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
1996 BA2's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 28, 1979. It was last officially observed on March 28, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 4,447 observations used to determine its orbit.
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The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 1996 BA2 to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.