2014 QX432

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to the U.S. Capitol building
  • Will pass within 9,903,080 km of Earth in 2025
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2014 QX432 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2014 QX432 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2014 QX432 orbits the sun every 583 days (1.60 years), coming as close as 0.56 AU and reaching as far as 2.17 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2014 QX432 is probably between 0.278 to 0.622 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 90% of asteroids but tiny compared to large asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. Capitol building.

Close Approaches

2014 QX432's orbit is 0.02 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 QX432 has 21 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
July 7, 2025 9,903,080 20.252
July 4, 2033 2,803,973 18.493
July 2, 2041 6,607,555 17.264
June 28, 2049 17,856,684 15.004
Dec. 22, 2061 21,447,529 14.462
Dec. 18, 2069 12,023,764 16.632
Dec. 15, 2077 8,190,334 18.055
Dec. 14, 2085 8,044,214 18.611
Dec. 14, 2093 8,001,697 18.572
Dec. 16, 2101 7,948,174 18.328
Dec. 17, 2109 8,527,219 17.792
Dec. 19, 2117 11,506,671 16.768
Dec. 22, 2125 17,071,230 15.416
Dec. 26, 2133 24,930,645 13.754
June 27, 2145 22,744,297 14.082
June 30, 2153 17,216,757 15.163
July 1, 2161 14,140,806 15.745
July 2, 2169 11,839,478 16.198
July 3, 2177 9,292,964 16.709
July 3, 2185 8,385,465 16.877
July 2, 2193 9,959,193 16.566

Images and Observations

2014 QX432's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 7, 2014. It was last officially observed on Sept. 2, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 116 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: 1.366 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5869
  • Inclination: 6.44°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 111.72°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 68.74°
  • Mean Anomaly: 344.09°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.359 km
  • Magnitude: 19.9

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 583 days (1.60 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 25.49 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 2.17 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.56 AU

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Size Rendering

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