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2014 GC49

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(2014 GC49)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.778 AU
True anomaly
134.01°
Distance from Earth
1.721 AU
As of
16 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 GC49 — 0.778 AU from the Sun 2014 GC49
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 GC49 is 1.721 AU from Earth today (14.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 38m 59s
Declination
-05° 11′ 24″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.72 AU
Elongation from the Sun
12.46° — 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
0.735 AU
Eccentricity
0.6441
Inclination
6.43°
Orbital period
230 days
Perihelion
0.262 AU
Aphelion
1.208 AU
Longitude of ascending node
193.24°
Argument of periapsis
207.59°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.2 LD
0.0004 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.653

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
13
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
4 April 2014
Last observed
5 April 2014
Residual RMS
0.75 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
28.6

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 256 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 GC49 at 2028-05-28 00:17 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-05-28 00:17 UTC close approach of 2014 GC49. Catalogue miss distance 35.9 LD · 1.38 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-05-25 to 2028-05-31, 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 26 May 30 May 31 May 35.9 LD · 1.38 × 10⁷ km 2028-05-28 00:17 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-05-28 00:17 UTC close approach of 2014 GC49. Catalogue miss distance 35.9 LD · 1.38 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-05-25 to 2028-05-31, 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
2027-03-23 04:11:00 Venus 0.0958 AU 37.3 LD 22.7 km/s
2027-04-22 06:53:00 Mercury 0.0744 AU 29.0 LD 22.7 km/s
2027-04-22 06:53:00 Merc 0.0744 AU 29.0 LD 22.7 km/s
2028-05-28 00:17:00 Earth 0.0922 AU 35.9 LD 16.6 km/s
2030-06-25 17:51:00 Merc 0.0892 AU 34.7 LD 31.9 km/s
2030-06-25 17:51:00 Mercury 0.0892 AU 34.7 LD 31.9 km/s
2031-04-03 12:05:00 Earth 0.0332 AU 12.9 LD 17.9 km/s
2033-05-15 17:56:00 Earth 0.183 AU 71.2 LD 13.6 km/s
2035-05-19 16:10:00 Earth 0.3577 AU 139.2 LD 28.3 km/s
2035-07-03 16:39:00 Merc 0.0669 AU 26.0 LD 23.4 km/s

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

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