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2014 BW32

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(2014 BW32)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.878 AU
True anomaly
240.19°
Distance from Earth
1.737 AU
As of
17 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 BW32 — 0.878 AU from the Sun 2014 BW32
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 BW32 is 1.737 AU from Earth today (14.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 18m 01s
Declination
-01° 38′ 24″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.73 AU
Elongation from the Sun
20.5° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.82 AU
Eccentricity
0.2891
Inclination
0.94°
Orbital period
271.4 days
Perihelion
0.583 AU
Aphelion
1.057 AU
Longitude of ascending node
124.11°
Argument of periapsis
155.93°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.2 LD
0.003 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.104

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
114
Data arc
12 days
First observed
23 January 2014
Last observed
4 February 2014
Residual RMS
0.43 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 April 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.6

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 196 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 BW32 at 2027-12-03 14:19 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-12-03 14:19 UTC close approach of 2014 BW32. Catalogue miss distance 142.9 LD · 5.49 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-11-30 to 2027-12-06, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 142.9 LD · 5.49 × 10⁷ km 2027-12-03 14:19 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-12-03 14:19 UTC close approach of 2014 BW32. Catalogue miss distance 142.9 LD · 5.49 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-11-30 to 2027-12-06, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-12-03 14:19:00 Earth 0.3673 AU 142.9 LD 19.2 km/s
2028-06-04 12:13:00 Earth 0.4175 AU 162.5 LD 13.9 km/s
2028-06-09 22:41:00 Venus 0.1401 AU 54.5 LD 9.3 km/s
2030-11-27 14:45:00 Earth 0.2017 AU 78.5 LD 13.8 km/s
2031-05-15 22:23:00 Earth 0.386 AU 150.2 LD 11.8 km/s
2032-03-22 11:12:00 Venus 0.1257 AU 48.9 LD 8.1 km/s
2033-11-25 14:55:00 Earth 0.0426 AU 16.6 LD 8.5 km/s
2034-04-22 09:35:00 Earth 0.3316 AU 129.0 LD 8.5 km/s
2036-01-01 09:58:00 Venus 0.0606 AU 23.6 LD 12.6 km/s
2036-12-15 21:44:00 Earth 0.0649 AU 25.2 LD 5.9 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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