2014 LL26

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Amor-class Asteroid
• Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
• Will pass within 3,077,453 km of Earth in 2025
• Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

2014 LL26 is a very small asteroid whose orbit approaches the orbit of Earth but does not cross it. NASA JPL has classified 2014 LL26 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 LL26 orbits the sun every 446 days (1.22 years), coming as close as 1.03 AU and reaching as far as 1.26 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2014 LL26 is probably between 0.015 to 0.068 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2014 LL26's orbit is 0.01 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 LL26 has 2 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Images and Observations

2014 LL26's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 9, 2014. It was last officially observed on June 21, 2014. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 45 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

2014 LL26 can be reached with a journey of 370 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 7.162 km/s. To put this into perspective, the delta-v to launch a rocket to Low-Earth Orbit is 9.7 km/s. There are 36,290 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.

See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2014 LL26.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of 2014 LL26:

• 6239 Minos (1989 QF)
• 35107 (1991 VH)
• 136793 (1997 AQ18)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of 2014 LL26 is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.

Size Rendering

The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2014 LL26 to create an approximate landscape rendering with New York City in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.