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2014 KG2

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(2014 KG2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
9.964 AU
True anomaly
198.23°
Distance from Earth
10.23 AU
As of
11 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 KG2 — 9.964 AU from the Sun 2014 KG2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 KG2 is 10.23 AU from Earth today (1.4 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
08h 59m 11s
Declination
+34° 12′ 10″
Constellation
Lynx
Distance from Earth
10.22 AU
Elongation from the Sun
72.41° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
6.602 AU
Eccentricity
0.7835
Inclination
24.1°
Orbital period
16.96 years
Perihelion
1.429 AU
Aphelion
11.774 AU
Longitude of ascending node
344.26°
Argument of periapsis
296.6°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 221.5 LD
0.5691 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.066

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
129
Data arc
163 days
First observed
18 May 2014
Last observed
28 October 2014
Residual RMS
0.38 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.76 km

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.07
Absolute magnitude (H)
17.6

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Close approaches 5 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2063-06-18 15:38:00 Juptr 1.9182 AU 746.5 LD 8.9 km/s
2098-06-02 00:50:00 Juptr 0.8202 AU 319.2 LD 14.6 km/s
2181-10-01 12:27:00 Juptr 0.6394 AU 248.8 LD 11.9 km/s

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

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