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2014 KM122

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(2014 KM122)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
7.48 AU
True anomaly
222.97°
Distance from Earth
8.086 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 KM122 — 7.48 AU from the Sun 2014 KM122
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 KM122 is 8.086 AU from Earth today (1.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 56m 55s
Declination
+31° 18′ 39″
Constellation
Leo Minor
Distance from Earth
8.08 AU
Elongation from the Sun
50.26° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
6.29 AU
Eccentricity
0.4242
Inclination
27.55°
Orbital period
15.78 years
Perihelion
3.622 AU
Aphelion
8.958 AU
Longitude of ascending node
27.9°
Argument of periapsis
253.15°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 1,067.4 LD
2.7428 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.593

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
33
Data arc
3.49 years
First observed
28 April 2014
Last observed
22 October 2017
Residual RMS
0.34 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
14.23

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Close approaches 5 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2029-03-15 17:10:00 Juptr 0.6484 AU 252.3 LD 8.1 km/s
2076-10-07 05:30:00 Juptr 0.8073 AU 314.2 LD 7.8 km/s
2177-01-23 00:14:00 Juptr 1.0197 AU 396.9 LD 8.5 km/s

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

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