533722 (2014 NE52)

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 Golden Gate Bridge (0.70 km diameter)
  • Will pass within 15,835,112 km of Earth in 2025
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

533722 (2014 NE52) is a small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2014 NE52 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2014 NE52 orbits the sun every 1,350 days (3.70 years), coming as close as 0.81 AU and reaching as far as 3.96 AU from the sun. 2014 NE52 is about 0.7 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than ~97% of asteroids but small compared to large asteroids, comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Close Approaches

2014 NE52's orbit is 0.04 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 NE52 has 10 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Dec. 3, 2025 15,835,112 12.457
Dec. 30, 2036 22,587,125 19.373
Sept. 5, 2062 11,933,816 13.034
Dec. 9, 2073 11,795,372 12.875
Jan. 2, 2085 28,851,829 20.667
Aug. 17, 2110 28,756,757 19.717
Nov. 20, 2121 20,971,961 12.028
Dec. 31, 2132 19,589,632 18.632
Sept. 27, 2169 19,970,204 11.759
Dec. 29, 2180 15,242,327 17.513

Images and Observations

2014 NE52's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 6, 2014. It was last officially observed on April 4, 2019. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 314 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: 2.385 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.6587
  • Inclination: 3.86°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 54.52°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 337.6°
  • Mean Anomaly: 150.03°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 0.70100 km
  • Magnitude: 18.21
  • Albedo: 0.249

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 1,350 days (3.70 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 19.22 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 3.96 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.81 AU

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Size Rendering

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