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2014 HQ124

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(2014 HQ124)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.048 AU
True anomaly
159.31°
Distance from Earth
2.007 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 HQ124 — 1.048 AU from the Sun 2014 HQ124
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 HQ124 is 2.007 AU from Earth today (16.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 19m 05s
Declination
-20° 15′ 44″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.01 AU
Elongation from the Sun
11.09° — 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
0.851 AU
Eccentricity
0.2593
Inclination
26.37°
Orbital period
286.6 days
Perihelion
0.63 AU
Aphelion
1.071 AU
Longitude of ascending node
257.53°
Argument of periapsis
144.57°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 3.2 LD
0.0082 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.817

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
375
Data arc
11.7 years
First observed
23 April 2014
Last observed
5 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.25 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
26 August 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.16 km
Rotation period
16 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.291
Absolute magnitude (H)
18.95

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 54 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 HQ124 at 2036-06-04 17:36 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2036-06-04 17:36 UTC close approach of 2014 HQ124. Catalogue miss distance 63.0 LD · 2.42 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2036-06-01 to 2036-06-07, 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 63.0 LD · 2.42 × 10⁷ km 2036-06-04 17:36 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2036-06-04 17:36 UTC close approach of 2014 HQ124. Catalogue miss distance 63.0 LD · 2.42 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2036-06-01 to 2036-06-07, 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
2036-06-04 17:36:00 Earth 0.1618 AU 63.0 LD 16.7 km/s
2036-09-21 07:38:00 Venus 0.1085 AU 42.2 LD 20.1 km/s
2043-06-08 02:45:00 Earth 0.1751 AU 68.2 LD 13.1 km/s
2045-05-10 13:29:00 Venus 0.0686 AU 26.7 LD 21.1 km/s
2054-06-08 18:59:00 Earth 0.0877 AU 34.1 LD 13.3 km/s
2065-06-08 07:50:00 Earth 0.0196 AU 7.6 LD 13.8 km/s
2068-02-12 20:56:00 Venus 0.0643 AU 25.0 LD 20.9 km/s
2076-06-08 05:14:00 Earth 0.0327 AU 12.7 LD 13.7 km/s
2082-04-08 17:16:00 Venus 0.0682 AU 26.5 LD 21.1 km/s
2087-06-09 02:58:00 Earth 0.1028 AU 40.0 LD 13.2 km/s

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

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