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Asteroid 2014 UZ224

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:57 | Tran: 9:11 | Set: 14:24
Alt: 11.37°   Az: 120.24°   Direction: East-South-East

Asteroid 2014 UZ224 is in the constellation of Eridanus, at a distance of 13,168,461,552.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 25m 14s and the Declination is -08° 48’ 55” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 2014 UZ224 is 23.03.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 2014 UZ224 in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 2014 UZ224 in the constellation of Eridanus on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 2014 UZ224 in the constellation of Eridanus on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of asteroid 2014 UZ224 against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

2014 UZ224
RA: 03h 24m 00s
Dec: -08° 54’ 16”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 2014 UZ224. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 25m 14s
-08° 48’ 55”
20h 04m 02s
23h 29m 16s

J2000

03h 24m 00s
-08° 54’ 16”

Additional Information

Eridanus
23.03

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 2014 UZ224 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.8°
Max altitude: 29.7°
Azimuth: 261.2°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 2014 UZ224 from Earth is currently 13,168,461,552.0 kilometers, equivalent to 88.0257285106 Astronomical Units. Light takes 12h 12m 5.260s to travel from asteroid 2014 UZ224 and arrive to us.

13,168,461,552.0
88.0257285106
12h 12m 5.260s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 2014 UZ224 from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of asteroid 2014 UZ224 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 2014 UZ224 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of asteroid 2014 UZ224 to Earth will happen on Friday 1 January 2100 at a distance of 49.796072 Astronomical Units, or 7,449,386,375 kilometers:

Friday 1 January 2100
7,449,386,375
49.796072

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of asteroid 2014 UZ224, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of asteroid 2014 UZ224 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 2014 UZ224 at epoch October, 16 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.64720816
Orbit inclination i 26.78057626°
Perihelion distance q 38.77510023 AU
5,800,672,442 km
Aphelion distance Q 181.04348022 AU
27,083,719,199 km
Semi-major axis a 109.90929022 AU
16,442,195,821 km
Orbital period period 1,152.2847 years
420,871.9981 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp May 23, 2142
2,503,552.4887 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 28.525933171547°
Longitude of the ascending node node 131.06758128491°
Mean anomaly M 323.2602881366°
Mean motion n 0.00085537°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 2014 UZ224 relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of asteroid 2014 UZ224 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jul 03 2025 03h 25m 01s -08° 48’ 01” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 04 2025 03h 25m 02s -08° 48’ 07” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 05 2025 03h 25m 04s -08° 48’ 14” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 06 2025 03h 25m 06s -08° 48’ 22” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 07 2025 03h 25m 08s -08° 48’ 30” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 08 2025 03h 25m 10s -08° 48’ 38” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 09 2025 03h 25m 12s -08° 48’ 46” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 10 2025 03h 25m 14s -08° 48’ 54” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 11 2025 03h 25m 15s -08° 49’ 03” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 12 2025 03h 25m 17s -08° 49’ 12” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 13 2025 03h 25m 19s -08° 49’ 21” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 14 2025 03h 25m 20s -08° 49’ 31” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 15 2025 03h 25m 22s -08° 49’ 41” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 16 2025 03h 25m 23s -08° 49’ 51” 23.03 Eridanus

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