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2014 YR15

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(2014 YR15)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.882 AU
True anomaly
224.34°
Distance from Earth
1.545 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 YR15 — 0.882 AU from the Sun 2014 YR15
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 YR15 is 1.545 AU from Earth today (12.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 28m 33s
Declination
+03° 47′ 05″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.54 AU
Elongation from the Sun
32.3° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
0.75 AU
Eccentricity
0.4092
Inclination
5.71°
Orbital period
237.1 days
Perihelion
0.443 AU
Aphelion
1.056 AU
Longitude of ascending node
320.39°
Argument of periapsis
309.12°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 14.9 LD
0.0382 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.63

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
219
Data arc
11.11 years
First observed
27 December 2014
Last observed
5 February 2026
Residual RMS
0.37 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 February 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.39

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 255 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 YR15 at 2028-01-20 21:40 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-01-20 21:40 UTC close approach of 2014 YR15. Catalogue miss distance 24.3 LD · 9.33 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-01-17 to 2028-01-23, 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 24.3 LD · 9.33 × 10⁶ km 2028-01-20 21:40 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-01-20 21:40 UTC close approach of 2014 YR15. Catalogue miss distance 24.3 LD · 9.33 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-01-17 to 2028-01-23, 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
2028-01-20 21:40:00 Earth 0.0624 AU 24.3 LD 11.6 km/s
2028-11-19 12:23:00 Mercury 0.0431 AU 16.8 LD 18.8 km/s
2028-11-19 12:23:00 Merc 0.0431 AU 16.8 LD 18.8 km/s
2030-02-05 04:17:00 Venus 0.1204 AU 46.9 LD 20.1 km/s
2030-11-13 17:09:00 Merc 0.0388 AU 15.1 LD 19.2 km/s
2030-11-13 17:09:00 Mercury 0.0388 AU 15.1 LD 19.2 km/s
2033-07-22 19:11:00 Venus 0.0975 AU 37.9 LD 15 km/s
2036-11-22 22:29:00 Earth 0.1314 AU 51.1 LD 12.5 km/s
2037-04-30 05:32:00 Merc 0.0273 AU 10.6 LD 16.4 km/s
2037-04-30 05:32:00 Mercury 0.0273 AU 10.6 LD 16.4 km/s

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

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