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2014 EL

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(2014 EL)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.179 AU
True anomaly
148.47°
Distance from Earth
2.139 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 EL — 1.179 AU from the Sun 2014 EL
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 EL is 2.139 AU from Earth today (17.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 09m 19s
Declination
-04° 49′ 09″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.14 AU
Elongation from the Sun
11.55° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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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
0.929 AU
Eccentricity
0.3886
Inclination
10.32°
Orbital period
327.1 days
Perihelion
0.568 AU
Aphelion
1.29 AU
Longitude of ascending node
164.18°
Argument of periapsis
235.5°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 3.1 LD
0.0081 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.367

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
47
Data arc
3 days
First observed
5 March 2014
Last observed
8 March 2014
Residual RMS
0.54 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 153 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 EL at 2031-03-05 06:30 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-03-05 06:30 UTC close approach of 2014 EL. Catalogue miss distance 35.7 LD · 1.37 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-03-02 to 2031-03-08, 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 35.7 LD · 1.37 × 10⁷ km 2031-03-05 06:30 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-03-05 06:30 UTC close approach of 2014 EL. Catalogue miss distance 35.7 LD · 1.37 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-03-02 to 2031-03-08, 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
2027-04-30 12:25:00 Venus 0.0787 AU 30.6 LD 13.7 km/s
2031-03-05 06:30:00 Earth 0.0917 AU 35.7 LD 14.8 km/s
2031-12-04 12:53:00 Earth 0.4152 AU 161.6 LD 14.4 km/s
2032-04-24 10:32:00 Earth 0.3269 AU 127.2 LD 9.5 km/s
2032-09-22 01:03:00 Earth 0.3942 AU 153.4 LD 15 km/s
2033-06-28 17:31:00 Earth 0.187 AU 72.8 LD 14.3 km/s
2037-03-11 17:13:00 Venus 0.0974 AU 37.9 LD 12.3 km/s
2039-03-19 22:31:00 Earth 0.4608 AU 179.3 LD 26.1 km/s
2040-03-08 04:57:00 Earth 0.1585 AU 61.7 LD 9 km/s
2040-11-03 12:04:00 Earth 0.4387 AU 170.7 LD 17 km/s

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

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