2022 UC14 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2022 UC14 as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.
2022 UC14 orbits the sun every 359 days (0.98 years), coming as close as 0.80 AU and reaching as far as 1.17 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2022 UC14 is probably between 0.002 to 0.009 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
2022 UC14's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is very close to Earth's orbit.
2022 UC14 has 22 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| April 18, 2019 | 1,469,143 | 6.089 |
| March 1, 2020 | 29,533,870 | 4.978 |
| June 23, 2020 | 26,241,290 | 5.716 |
| Aug. 20, 2021 | 26,120,254 | 5.713 |
| Dec. 10, 2021 | 29,087,844 | 4.994 |
| Oct. 26, 2022 | 224,765 | 6.526 |
| Nov. 5, 2023 | 15,562,776 | 3.894 |
| Aug. 28, 2024 | 27,010,891 | 5.331 |
| Dec. 7, 2024 | 25,105,919 | 4.930 |
| Dec. 29, 2025 | 29,132,427 | 5.438 |
| Jan. 19, 2027 | 29,435,551 | 5.426 |
| Feb. 11, 2028 | 26,014,899 | 4.874 |
| May 25, 2028 | 26,840,688 | 5.514 |
| March 18, 2029 | 17,170,507 | 3.569 |
| March 29, 2030 | 3,980,610 | 5.966 |
| March 25, 2031 | 13,216,563 | 8.784 |
| March 20, 2032 | 28,172,882 | 11.818 |
| Nov. 1, 2078 | 25,250,784 | 11.287 |
| Oct. 28, 2079 | 8,991,066 | 8.060 |
| Oct. 25, 2080 | 5,951,814 | 5.165 |
| Aug. 16, 2082 | 29,538,865 | 6.000 |
| Dec. 19, 2082 | 27,442,057 | 5.237 |
2022 UC14's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 28, 2022. It was last officially observed on Oct. 29, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 36 observations used to determine its orbit.
2022 UC14 can be reached with a journey of 370 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 6.059 km/s. To put this into perspective, the delta-v to launch a rocket to Low-Earth Orbit is 9.7 km/s. There are 865,552 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.
See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2022 UC14.
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