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2014 GT34

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(2014 GT34)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.117 AU
True anomaly
170.05°
Distance from Earth
2.082 AU
As of
19 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 GT34 — 1.117 AU from the Sun 2014 GT34
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 GT34 is 2.082 AU from Earth today (17.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 02m 42s
Declination
-05° 12′ 41″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.08 AU
Elongation from the Sun
10.58° — 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
0.852 AU
Eccentricity
0.3208
Inclination
34.68°
Orbital period
287.1 days
Perihelion
0.579 AU
Aphelion
1.125 AU
Longitude of ascending node
10.76°
Argument of periapsis
5.1°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 48.2 LD
0.1239 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.739

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
149
Data arc
11 years
First observed
4 April 2014
Last observed
5 April 2025
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 April 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.65

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2025 DJ15

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 34 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 GT34 at 2036-03-30 12:07 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2036-03-30 12:07 UTC close approach of 2014 GT34. Catalogue miss distance 48.3 LD · 1.86 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2036-03-27 to 2036-04-02, 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 48.3 LD · 1.86 × 10⁷ km 2036-03-30 12:07 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2036-03-30 12:07 UTC close approach of 2014 GT34. Catalogue miss distance 48.3 LD · 1.86 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2036-03-27 to 2036-04-02, 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
2028-01-03 06:27:00 Venus 0.1484 AU 57.7 LD 24.8 km/s
2036-03-30 12:07:00 Earth 0.1241 AU 48.3 LD 17 km/s
2047-03-30 10:31:00 Earth 0.1293 AU 50.3 LD 17.1 km/s
2058-03-29 09:12:00 Earth 0.1402 AU 54.6 LD 17.2 km/s
2069-03-28 07:54:00 Earth 0.1566 AU 60.9 LD 17.4 km/s
2080-03-27 07:08:00 Earth 0.178 AU 69.3 LD 17.7 km/s
2095-04-05 04:23:00 Earth 0.1823 AU 70.9 LD 17.4 km/s
2106-04-04 22:49:00 Earth 0.1608 AU 62.6 LD 17.2 km/s
2117-04-03 17:42:00 Earth 0.1434 AU 55.8 LD 17.1 km/s
2128-04-02 13:40:00 Earth 0.1313 AU 51.1 LD 17 km/s

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

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