52760 (1998 ML14) is a mid-sized asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 1998 ML14 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.
1998 ML14 orbits the sun every 1,370 days (3.75 years), coming as close as 0.91 AU and reaching as far as 3.91 AU from the sun. 1998 ML14 is about 1.0 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than ~97% of asteroids but small compared to large asteroids, comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge.
The rotation of 1998 ML14 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 14.28 hours.
1998 ML14'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.
1998 ML14 has 3 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
---|---|---|
July 22, 2028 | 23,483,387 | 16.909 |
Nov. 4, 2114 | 5,620,490 | 12.306 |
Nov. 7, 2129 | 9,474,426 | 13.153 |
1998 ML14's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 24, 1998. It was last officially observed on March 7, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 643 observations used to determine its orbit.
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The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 1998 ML14 to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.