2014 RC is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2014 RC 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 RC orbits the sun every 550 days (1.51 years), coming as close as 0.82 AU and reaching as far as 1.81 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2014 RC is probably between 0.008 to 0.034 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
The rotation of 2014 RC has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 0.00 hours.
2014 RC's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is very close to Earth's orbit.
2014 RC has 20 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 22, 2020 | 14,827,713 | 7.492 |
| Oct. 14, 2023 | 22,253,302 | 7.671 |
| Nov. 3, 2026 | 26,136,868 | 8.337 |
| Nov. 23, 2029 | 26,919,460 | 8.433 |
| Dec. 14, 2032 | 24,242,671 | 7.728 |
| Jan. 8, 2036 | 17,592,538 | 7.114 |
| Jan. 21, 2039 | 9,307,641 | 8.878 |
| Jan. 27, 2042 | 9,460,909 | 11.048 |
| Feb. 2, 2045 | 20,432,242 | 13.716 |
| Aug. 27, 2106 | 28,525,582 | 15.535 |
| Sept. 1, 2109 | 14,903,686 | 12.868 |
| Sept. 6, 2112 | 3,374,153 | 10.665 |
| Sept. 8, 2115 | 1,167,183 | 10.259 |
| Aug. 29, 2118 | 24,200,916 | 14.684 |
| Feb. 2, 2159 | 11,235,299 | 11.682 |
| Jan. 18, 2162 | 14,776,764 | 7.456 |
| Dec. 5, 2164 | 26,672,002 | 8.230 |
| Oct. 29, 2167 | 25,485,171 | 8.136 |
| Sept. 18, 2170 | 10,867,118 | 8.003 |
| Sept. 4, 2173 | 9,107,365 | 11.769 |
2014 RC's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 20, 2014. It was last officially observed on Sept. 7, 2014. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 247 observations used to determine its orbit.
2014 RC can be reached with a journey of 370 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 10.753 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 478 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.
See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2014 RC.
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