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2014 FW32

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(2014 FW32)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.044 AU
True anomaly
144.83°
Distance from Earth
1.992 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 FW32 — 1.044 AU from the Sun 2014 FW32
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 FW32 is 1.992 AU from Earth today (16.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 01m 43s
Declination
-06° 02′ 45″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.99 AU
Elongation from the Sun
12.69° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.931 AU
Eccentricity
0.16
Inclination
1.31°
Orbital period
328.1 days
Perihelion
0.782 AU
Aphelion
1.08 AU
Longitude of ascending node
138.55°
Argument of periapsis
260.35°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 3.3 LD
0.0084 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.424

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
22
Data arc
6 days
First observed
25 March 2014
Last observed
31 March 2014
Residual RMS
0.54 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.98

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 47 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 FW32 at 2031-03-12 00:09 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-03-12 00:09 UTC close approach of 2014 FW32. Catalogue miss distance 145.4 LD · 5.59 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-03-09 to 2031-03-15, 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 approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. approximate Sun 145.4 LD · 5.59 × 10⁷ km 2031-03-12 00:09 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-03-12 00:09 UTC close approach of 2014 FW32. Catalogue miss distance 145.4 LD · 5.59 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-03-09 to 2031-03-15, 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 approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2031-03-12 00:09:00 Earth 0.3736 AU 145.4 LD 15.6 km/s
2032-06-15 04:15:00 Earth 0.0299 AU 11.6 LD 3.5 km/s
2040-03-09 16:15:00 Earth 0.3657 AU 142.3 LD 15.3 km/s
2040-12-05 12:54:00 Earth 0.1858 AU 72.3 LD 5.2 km/s
2041-06-14 02:38:00 Earth 0.0343 AU 13.3 LD 3.3 km/s
2048-12-21 14:19:00 Venus 0.0625 AU 24.3 LD 2.1 km/s
2049-03-13 00:53:00 Earth 0.452 AU 175.9 LD 18 km/s
2051-06-05 04:59:00 Earth 0.4622 AU 179.9 LD 18.1 km/s
2060-06-07 07:09:00 Earth 0.3745 AU 145.7 LD 15.4 km/s
2068-09-06 09:17:00 Earth 0.1853 AU 72.1 LD 5 km/s

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

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