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Asteroid 2014 UZ224

Below the horizon.  Rise: 4:52 | Tran: 10:05 | Set: 15:19
Alt: -19.64°   Az: 79.17°   Direction: South

Asteroid 2014 UZ224 is in the constellation of Eridanus, at a distance of 13,197,261,617.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 24m 46s and the Declination is -08° 47’ 25” (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 23m 32s
Dec: -08° 52’ 46”
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 24m 46s
-08° 47’ 25”
16h 37m 34s
20h 02m 20s

J2000

03h 23m 32s
-08° 52’ 46”

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 13,197,261,617.0 kilometers, equivalent to 88.2182450542 Astronomical Units. Light takes 12h 13m 41.326s to travel from asteroid 2014 UZ224 and arrive to us.

13,197,261,617.0
88.2182450542
12h 13m 41.326s

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
Jun 19 2025 03h 24m 30s -08° 47’ 03” 23.02 Eridanus
Jun 20 2025 03h 24m 32s -08° 47’ 05” 23.02 Eridanus
Jun 21 2025 03h 24m 35s -08° 47’ 08” 23.02 Eridanus
Jun 22 2025 03h 24m 37s -08° 47’ 10” 23.02 Eridanus
Jun 23 2025 03h 24m 39s -08° 47’ 13” 23.02 Eridanus
Jun 24 2025 03h 24m 41s -08° 47’ 16” 23.02 Eridanus
Jun 25 2025 03h 24m 44s -08° 47’ 20” 23.03 Eridanus
Jun 26 2025 03h 24m 46s -08° 47’ 24” 23.03 Eridanus
Jun 27 2025 03h 24m 48s -08° 47’ 28” 23.03 Eridanus
Jun 28 2025 03h 24m 50s -08° 47’ 34” 23.03 Eridanus
Jun 29 2025 03h 24m 52s -08° 47’ 39” 23.03 Eridanus
Jun 30 2025 03h 24m 54s -08° 47’ 44” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 01 2025 03h 24m 57s -08° 47’ 50” 23.03 Eridanus
Jul 02 2025 03h 24m 59s -08° 47’ 56” 23.03 Eridanus

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