612901 (2004 XP14)

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 10,937,454 km of Earth in 2019
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

612901 (2004 XP14) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2004 XP14 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2004 XP14 orbits the sun every 394 days (1.08 years), coming as close as 0.89 AU and reaching as far as 1.22 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2004 XP14 is probably between 0.293 to 0.655 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.

The rotation of 2004 XP14 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 100.00 hours.

Close Approaches

2004 XP14'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.

2004 XP14 has 23 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Jan. 4, 2019 10,937,454 17.177
July 6, 2020 15,956,065 18.473
Dec. 31, 2045 19,017,471 18.790
July 1, 2047 9,240,834 16.962
Jan. 3, 2060 7,762,807 17.665
July 4, 2061 5,066,988 17.673
Jan. 5, 2074 21,807,128 16.856
July 10, 2075 28,865,536 19.704
Dec. 31, 2086 25,662,041 19.448
June 29, 2088 15,926,277 16.778
Jan. 3, 2101 7,855,180 17.645
July 6, 2102 5,954,604 17.731
Jan. 6, 2115 28,003,568 16.815
Jan. 3, 2128 15,549,753 18.447
July 3, 2129 4,815,967 17.139
Jan. 4, 2142 8,410,269 17.345
July 7, 2143 11,316,912 18.113
Jan. 7, 2156 27,406,538 16.818
Jan. 1, 2169 21,258,076 18.999
July 2, 2170 11,661,867 16.884
Jan. 4, 2183 7,625,354 17.579
July 5, 2184 6,549,896 17.780
Jan. 6, 2197 25,377,036 16.817

Images and Observations

2004 XP14's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 10, 2004. It was last officially observed on Oct. 12, 2020. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 1,369 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: 1.052 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1587
  • Inclination: 32.95°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 281.02°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 273.72°
  • Mean Anomaly: 48.71°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.378 km
  • Magnitude: 19.79

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 394 days (1.08 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 29.05 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.22 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.89 AU
  • Rotation Period: 100.00 hours

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Size Rendering

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