2014 NV63

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 9,064,142 km of Earth in 2022
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2014 NV63 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2014 NV63 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 NV63 orbits the sun every 487 days (1.33 years), coming as close as 0.64 AU and reaching as far as 1.78 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2014 NV63 is probably between 0.060 to 0.134 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2014 NV63's orbit is 0.06 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 NV63 has 26 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
June 24, 2022 9,064,142 13.551
June 26, 2026 8,369,498 14.334
June 27, 2030 9,521,019 15.119
June 29, 2034 12,825,085 16.151
July 1, 2038 18,734,769 17.523
July 4, 2042 26,151,218 19.096
Dec. 3, 2068 29,812,099 19.997
Dec. 5, 2072 23,184,106 18.583
Dec. 8, 2076 17,214,746 17.223
Dec. 9, 2080 12,906,850 16.158
Dec. 10, 2084 10,531,499 15.413
Dec. 11, 2088 9,697,138 15.089
Dec. 11, 2092 10,032,571 15.223
Dec. 10, 2096 11,723,040 15.813
Dec. 9, 2100 15,432,878 16.786
Dec. 7, 2104 21,311,944 18.171
Dec. 5, 2108 28,280,617 19.667
July 6, 2134 25,245,027 18.908
July 3, 2138 17,753,497 17.292
July 1, 2142 13,236,786 16.264
June 30, 2146 10,946,404 15.622
July 1, 2150 12,221,211 16.009
July 3, 2154 16,240,461 16.968
July 5, 2158 22,391,941 18.338
Dec. 7, 2192 26,510,508 19.297
Dec. 9, 2196 19,069,437 17.680

Images and Observations

2014 NV63's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 3, 2014. It was last officially observed on July 8, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 36 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: 1.212 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.471
  • Inclination: 3.43°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 160.96°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 14.26°
  • Mean Anomaly: 13.47°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.078 km
  • Magnitude: 23.23

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 487 days (1.33 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 27.07 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.78 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.64 AU

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Size Rendering

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