2014 AF₅

2014 AF₅ (also written 2014 AF5) is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid roughly 5–10 meters in diameter that passed less than 1 lunar distance from Earth on 1 January 2014.[3]

2014 AF₅

Discovery[1]
Discovered by	Catalina Sky Survey (703)
Discovery date	2 January 2014
Designations
MPC designation	2014 AF5
Minor planet category	Apollo NEO[2]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 7
Aphelion	2.3810 AU (356.19 Gm) (Q)
Perihelion	0.75353 AU (112.726 Gm) (q)
Semi-major axis	1.5672 AU (234.45 Gm) (a)
Eccentricity	0.51920 (e)
Orbital period	1.96 yr (716.64 d)
Mean anomaly	35.862° (M)
Mean motion	0° 30^m 8.424^s / day (n)
Inclination	6.4141° (i)
Longitude of ascending node	100.66° (Ω)
Argument of perihelion	288.71° (ω)
Earth MOID	0.000570632 AU (85,365.3 km)
Jupiter MOID	3.08041 AU (460.823 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	~7 meters (23 ft) 5–10 meters
Mass	5×10^5 kg (assumed)
Absolute magnitude (H)	28.8[2]

Description

From mid November 2013 until 1 January 2014 15:00 UT the small dim asteroid had an elongation less than 45 degrees from the Sun with an undetectable apparent magnitude of around 30.[4] While less than 18 degrees from the Sun any dim asteroid can be lost in astronomical twilight. On 1 January 2014 10:00 UT the asteroid passed 0.00062 AU (93,000 km; 58,000 mi) from the Moon and at 16:13 UT passed 0.00064 AU (96,000 km; 59,000 mi) from Earth.[3] The asteroid was then discovered on 2 January 2014 by the Catalina Sky Survey at an apparent magnitude of 18.9 using a 0.68-meter (27 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope.[1] By 3 January 2014 the asteroid was becoming dimmer than apparent magnitude 20.[4]

See also

• List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2014

References

1. "MPEC 2014-A19 : 2014 AF5". IAU Minor Planet Center. 4 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014. (K14A05F)
2. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2014 AF5)" (last observation: 2012-10-09; arc: 1 day). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
3. "JPL Close-Approach Data: (2014 AF5)" (last observation: 2012-10-09; arc: 1 day). Retrieved 25 January 2014.
4. "2014AF5 Ephemerides for 15 November 2013 through 10 January 2014". NEODyS (Near Earth Objects – Dynamic Site). Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.

External links

• 2014 AF5 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Obs prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Obs info · Close · Physical info · NEOCC
• 2014 AF5 at ESA–space situational awareness
  • Ephemerides · Observations · Orbit · Physical Properties · Summary
• 2014 AF5 at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters