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2014 HN2

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(2014 HN2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.033 AU
True anomaly
167.53°
Distance from Earth
2.026 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 HN2 — 1.033 AU from the Sun 2014 HN2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 HN2 is 2.026 AU from Earth today (16.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 58m 47s
Declination
-11° 56′ 25″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.03 AU
Elongation from the Sun
2.76° — 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
0.927 AU
Eccentricity
0.1179
Inclination
1.24°
Orbital period
326 days
Perihelion
0.818 AU
Aphelion
1.036 AU
Longitude of ascending node
198.76°
Argument of periapsis
207.54°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 2.6 LD
0.0066 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.451

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
66
Data arc
42 days
First observed
21 April 2014
Last observed
2 June 2014
Residual RMS
0.38 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 May 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.34

Discovery & classification

Listed by JPL impact monitoring; see the Sentry table for current probabilities.

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 48 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 HN2 at 2030-03-25 07:52 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-03-25 07:52 UTC close approach of 2014 HN2. Catalogue miss distance 130.8 LD · 5.03 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-03-22 to 2030-03-28, 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 130.8 LD · 5.03 × 10⁷ km 2030-03-25 07:52 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-03-25 07:52 UTC close approach of 2014 HN2. Catalogue miss distance 130.8 LD · 5.03 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-03-22 to 2030-03-28, 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
2030-03-25 07:52:00 Earth 0.336 AU 130.8 LD 12.8 km/s
2030-11-15 19:54:00 Earth 0.1713 AU 66.7 LD 4.7 km/s
2031-06-13 11:08:00 Earth 0.2001 AU 77.9 LD 8.6 km/s
2031-10-16 13:52:00 Venus 0.1056 AU 41.1 LD 2.6 km/s
2039-01-10 08:41:00 Earth 0.1265 AU 49.2 LD 2.8 km/s
2039-06-12 11:47:00 Earth 0.0253 AU 9.9 LD 3.1 km/s
2039-09-03 00:12:00 Venus 0.1494 AU 58.1 LD 1.7 km/s
2046-04-02 12:37:00 Earth 0.4657 AU 181.2 LD 16.8 km/s
2046-12-14 21:21:00 Earth 0.1597 AU 62.1 LD 4.2 km/s
2047-06-15 12:20:00 Earth 0.1103 AU 42.9 LD 5.9 km/s

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

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