2014 QP363

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field
  • Will pass within 29,006,458 km of Earth in 2024
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2014 QP363 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2014 QP363 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 QP363 orbits the sun every 474 days (1.30 years), coming as close as 0.64 AU and reaching as far as 1.74 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2014 QP363 is probably between 0.182 to 0.407 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2014 QP363's orbit is 0.14 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 QP363 has 20 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
May 13, 2024 29,006,458 17.662
Nov. 3, 2031 27,708,664 9.931
May 8, 2037 21,249,977 14.513
Oct. 28, 2044 22,427,836 11.788
May 6, 2050 20,849,570 13.360
Oct. 27, 2057 21,508,392 12.297
May 6, 2063 21,074,301 12.994
Oct. 27, 2070 20,809,420 12.853
May 4, 2076 21,913,270 12.303
Oct. 25, 2083 20,414,626 13.669
May 2, 2089 23,773,548 11.382
Oct. 23, 2096 21,063,328 14.686
April 30, 2102 27,103,330 10.258
Oct. 21, 2109 24,008,508 16.201
May 14, 2163 24,594,314 16.268
Nov. 3, 2170 26,030,732 10.466
May 9, 2176 20,917,985 14.089
Oct. 29, 2183 21,433,217 12.408
May 6, 2189 21,952,903 12.267
Oct. 25, 2196 20,758,437 14.282

Images and Observations

2014 QP363's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 20, 2001. It was last officially observed on Oct. 23, 2018. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 37 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: 1.19 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.4613
  • Inclination: 7.97°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 130.51°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 357.54°
  • Mean Anomaly: 219.36°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.235 km
  • Magnitude: 20.82

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 474 days (1.30 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 27.31 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.74 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.64 AU

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Size Rendering

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