2014 UR is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.98 AU to 1.01 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 360.1 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 16 June 2026.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.003 AU
- True anomaly
- 218.34°
- Distance from Earth
- 0.655 AU
- As of
- 2 November 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 10h 23m 16s
- Declination
- +21° 20′ 43″
- Constellation
- Leo
- Distance from Earth
- 0.66 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 71.69° — well clear of the Sun
Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.
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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
- 0.991 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.0155
- Inclination
- 8.27°
- Orbital period
- 360.1 days
- Perihelion
- 0.975 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.006 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 23.44°
- Argument of periapsis
- 196.67°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · ATE
- Aten
- Earth MOID · 3.1 LD
- 0.0079 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 6.116
Orbit quality
Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).
- Observations used
- 231
- Data arc
- 373 days
- First observed
- 17 October 2014
- Last observed
- 25 October 2015
- Residual RMS
- 0.38 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 16 June 2026
Physical properties
- Rotation period
- 0.23 hours
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 26.6
Discovery & classification
Close approaches 82 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2087-10-13 23:09 UTC close approach of 2014 UR. Catalogue miss distance 68.9 LD · 2.65 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2087-10-10 to 2087-10-16, 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.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2087-10-13 23:09:00 | Earth | 0.177 AU | 68.9 LD | 7.3 km/s |
| 2088-10-13 11:47:00 | Earth | 0.1039 AU | 40.5 LD | 5.7 km/s |
| 2089-05-11 16:46:00 | Earth | 0.1512 AU | 58.8 LD | 5.5 km/s |
| 2089-10-14 19:55:00 | Earth | 0.0425 AU | 16.5 LD | 4.7 km/s |
| 2090-04-27 21:24:00 | Earth | 0.1038 AU | 40.4 LD | 4.9 km/s |
| 2090-10-15 23:37:00 | Earth | 0.0126 AU | 4.9 LD | 4.4 km/s |
| 2091-04-20 09:41:00 | Earth | 0.0656 AU | 25.5 LD | 4.6 km/s |
| 2091-10-16 10:54:00 | Earth | 0.0177 AU | 6.9 LD | 4.3 km/s |
| 2092-04-16 11:21:00 | Earth | 0.0416 AU | 16.2 LD | 4.4 km/s |
| 2092-10-16 22:42:00 | Earth | 0.0352 AU | 13.7 LD | 4.3 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- physical properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB