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2014 MR5

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(2014 MR5)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.025 AU
True anomaly
230.53°
Distance from Earth
0.969 AU
As of
22 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 MR5 — 1.025 AU from the Sun 2014 MR5
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 MR5 is 0.969 AU from Earth today (8.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
18h 07m 02s
Declination
-40° 22′ 03″
Constellation
Corona Australis
Distance from Earth
0.97 AU
Elongation from the Sun
62.82° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.954 AU
Eccentricity
0.1356
Inclination
17.03°
Orbital period
340.3 days
Perihelion
0.825 AU
Aphelion
1.083 AU
Longitude of ascending node
84.65°
Argument of periapsis
19.19°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 22.3 LD
0.0573 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.266

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
19
Data arc
3 days
First observed
20 June 2014
Last observed
23 June 2014
Residual RMS
0.8 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.3

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 28 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 MR5 at 2027-06-05 15:16 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-06-05 15:16 UTC close approach of 2014 MR5. Catalogue miss distance 113.6 LD · 4.37 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-06-02 to 2027-06-08, 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 113.6 LD · 4.37 × 10⁷ km 2027-06-05 15:16 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-06-05 15:16 UTC close approach of 2014 MR5. Catalogue miss distance 113.6 LD · 4.37 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-06-02 to 2027-06-08, 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
2027-06-05 15:16:00 Earth 0.2918 AU 113.6 LD 13.2 km/s
2028-06-19 11:00:00 Earth 0.0991 AU 38.6 LD 8.7 km/s
2028-11-22 13:29:00 Earth 0.187 AU 72.8 LD 10.8 km/s
2029-07-23 07:03:00 Earth 0.4217 AU 164.1 LD 13.5 km/s
2041-01-27 18:01:00 Venus 0.1322 AU 51.5 LD 8.7 km/s
2041-06-08 07:49:00 Earth 0.1308 AU 50.9 LD 9.9 km/s
2042-07-03 21:21:00 Earth 0.2422 AU 94.2 LD 10.1 km/s
2042-11-26 11:38:00 Venus 0.1135 AU 44.2 LD 8.3 km/s
2054-06-05 12:47:00 Earth 0.3447 AU 134.1 LD 14.5 km/s
2055-06-16 15:06:00 Earth 0.066 AU 25.7 LD 8.7 km/s

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

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