2014 FV32

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
  • Will pass within 12,284,026 km of Earth in 2026
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2014 FV32 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2014 FV32 as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.

2014 FV32 orbits the sun every 630 days (1.72 years), coming as close as 0.83 AU and reaching as far as 2.05 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2014 FV32 is probably between 0.080 to 0.179 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2014 FV32's orbit is 0.08 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.

2014 FV32 has 12 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Sept. 10, 2026 12,284,026 10.589
May 7, 2033 14,561,631 10.750
April 23, 2052 27,081,058 15.830
Sept. 11, 2076 11,998,087 10.783
May 2, 2083 14,994,323 12.157
April 25, 2114 26,010,884 15.574
Sept. 29, 2119 27,397,076 16.196
May 22, 2126 19,410,100 9.184
July 19, 2138 27,722,317 10.195
Sept. 12, 2150 12,669,063 10.476
April 29, 2157 19,971,876 14.038
Sept. 28, 2193 24,071,016 15.460

Images and Observations

2014 FV32's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 25, 2014. It was last officially observed on Oct. 28, 2014. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 27 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: 1.438 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.4227
  • Inclination: 5.6°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 120.91°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 167.68°
  • Mean Anomaly: 120.18°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.104 km
  • Magnitude: 22.6

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 630 days (1.72 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 24.83 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.05 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.83 AU

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Size Rendering

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