Key Facts
- Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
- Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller (0.13 km diameter)
- Will pass within 12,974,560 km of Earth in 2044
- Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
- Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
- See orbit simulation
Overview
2014 YS34 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2014 YS34 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.
2014 YS34 orbits the sun every 707 days (1.94 years), coming as close as 0.95 AU and reaching as far as 2.15 AU from the sun. 2014 YS34 is about 0.1 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
Close Approaches
2014 YS34's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.
2014 YS34 has 9 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2044 | 12,974,560 | 10.202 |
| Feb. 1, 2046 | 21,693,226 | 9.535 |
| April 29, 2075 | 10,616,701 | 9.761 |
| Feb. 1, 2077 | 22,341,587 | 9.705 |
| March 12, 2108 | 12,940,574 | 6.810 |
| April 3, 2139 | 8,237,198 | 6.882 |
| May 9, 2168 | 26,731,504 | 12.793 |
| Feb. 20, 2170 | 15,929,217 | 7.391 |
| April 22, 2199 | 1,799,282 | 8.142 |
Images and Observations
2014 YS34's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 27, 2014. It was last officially observed on Aug. 1, 2019. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 196 observations used to determine its orbit.
Accessibility and Exploration
This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.Similar Objects
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- Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
- Semi-major axis: 1.553 AU
- Eccentricity: 0.3856
- Inclination: 6.89°
- Longitude of Ascending Node: 210.06°
- Argument of Periapsis: 321.99°
- Mean Anomaly: 142.82°
Physical Characteristics
- Diameter: 0.12900 km
- Magnitude: 20.85
- Albedo: 0.505
Derived Characteristics
- Orbit Period: 707 days (1.94 years)
- Avg. Orbit Speed: 23.90 km/s
- Aphelion Distance: 2.15 AU
- Perihelion Distance: 0.95 AU
Map Comparison
Orbit Simulation
Sky Map
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Size Rendering
The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2014 YS34 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.
