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2014 PA7

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(2014 PA7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
4.818 AU
True anomaly
265.94°
Distance from Earth
5.327 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 PA7 — 4.818 AU from the Sun 2014 PA7
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 PA7 is 5.327 AU from Earth today (44.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 16m 08s
Declination
-43° 22′ 09″
Constellation
Norma
Distance from Earth
5.33 AU
Elongation from the Sun
54.08° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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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
5.647 AU
Eccentricity
0.4146
Inclination
32.64°
Orbital period
13.42 years
Perihelion
3.306 AU
Aphelion
7.989 AU
Longitude of ascending node
304.65°
Argument of periapsis
44.55°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 925.4 LD
2.3778 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.518

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
44
Data arc
79 days
First observed
7 July 2014
Last observed
24 September 2014
Residual RMS
0.47 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.6

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Close approaches 5 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2068-05-21 02:00:00 Juptr 1.4338 AU 558.0 LD 10.1 km/s
2085-05-30 00:32:00 Juptr 1.2885 AU 501.5 LD 9 km/s
2168-06-01 07:05:00 Juptr 1.2045 AU 468.8 LD 8 km/s

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

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