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2014 JP137

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(2014 JP137)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
5.326 AU
True anomaly
268.77°
Distance from Earth
6.264 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 JP137 — 5.326 AU from the Sun 2014 JP137
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 JP137 is 6.264 AU from Earth today (52.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 56m 46s
Declination
-12° 00′ 45″
Constellation
Corvus
Distance from Earth
6.26 AU
Elongation from the Sun
18.77° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
5.862 AU
Eccentricity
0.3122
Inclination
21.35°
Orbital period
14.19 years
Perihelion
4.032 AU
Aphelion
7.691 AU
Longitude of ascending node
218.62°
Argument of periapsis
51.79°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 1,193.9 LD
3.0677 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.766

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
18
Data arc
26 days
First observed
7 May 2014
Last observed
2 June 2014
Residual RMS
0.51 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.74

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Close approaches 5 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2042-04-11 18:59:00 Juptr 1.2491 AU 486.1 LD 6.4 km/s
2118-02-06 13:47:00 Juptr 1.6972 AU 660.5 LD 5.7 km/s
2188-10-05 14:37:00 Juptr 1.6952 AU 659.7 LD 7.4 km/s

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

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