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2014 FO47

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(2014 FO47)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.749 AU
True anomaly
255.26°
Distance from Earth
1.643 AU
As of
16 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 FO47 — 0.749 AU from the Sun 2014 FO47
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 FO47 is 1.643 AU from Earth today (13.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 15m 10s
Declination
-21° 41′ 03″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.64 AU
Elongation from the Sun
17.01° — too close to the Sun to observe

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
0.752 AU
Eccentricity
0.2711
Inclination
19.2°
Orbital period
238.3 days
Perihelion
0.548 AU
Aphelion
0.956 AU
Longitude of ascending node
358.62°
Argument of periapsis
347.46°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · IEO
Atira (interior-Earth object)
Earth MOID · 17.9 LD
0.0461 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.609

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
50
Data arc
8.92 years
First observed
30 March 2014
Last observed
2 March 2023
Residual RMS
0.52 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
21 March 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.21

Discovery & classification

Atira Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 194 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 FO47 at 2027-03-13 13:46 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-03-13 13:46 UTC close approach of 2014 FO47. Catalogue miss distance 158.9 LD · 6.11 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-03-10 to 2027-03-16, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 158.9 LD · 6.11 × 10⁷ km 2027-03-13 13:46 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-03-13 13:46 UTC close approach of 2014 FO47. Catalogue miss distance 158.9 LD · 6.11 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-03-10 to 2027-03-16, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. 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
2027-03-13 13:46:00 Earth 0.4083 AU 158.9 LD 16.9 km/s
2027-06-25 07:40:00 Earth 0.4594 AU 178.8 LD 9.7 km/s
2029-03-15 02:51:00 Earth 0.1729 AU 67.3 LD 10.9 km/s
2031-03-17 19:41:00 Earth 0.0883 AU 34.4 LD 11.3 km/s
2032-11-15 08:57:00 Earth 0.4172 AU 162.4 LD 13.4 km/s
2033-03-12 18:03:00 Earth 0.3272 AU 127.3 LD 17.2 km/s
2034-10-17 02:17:00 Earth 0.4362 AU 169.7 LD 17.9 km/s
2036-09-20 14:19:00 Earth 0.4537 AU 176.6 LD 19.7 km/s
2038-08-26 15:39:00 Earth 0.4721 AU 183.7 LD 19.4 km/s
2040-07-30 03:00:00 Earth 0.4823 AU 187.7 LD 16.7 km/s

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

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