2008 VL14
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Near-Earth asteroid
 Orbit of 2008 VL14 | |
| Designations | |
|---|---|
| Apollo asteroid, PHA[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 20 November 2008 (JD 2454790.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 8 | |
| Observation arc | 22 d |
| Aphelion | 4.0259 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.40253 AU |
| 2.2142 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.81821 |
| 3.2949 yr (1,203.4 days) | |
| 24.212° | |
| 0° 17m 56.904s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.9523° |
| 40.021° | |
| 243.80° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0043326 AU |
| Physical characteristics[1] | |
| 21.1 | |
2008 VL14 is a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo class, discovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey on 9 November 2008.[2] It has an average estimated diameter of 260 meters according to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. Around 22 October 2054, 2008 VL14 is expected to pass about 0.09 AU (13 million km) from Earth, but could pass as close as 0.0002 AU (30 thousand km).[1] The object is not risk-listed.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "2008 VL14". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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