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Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8

Below the horizon.  Rise: 4:55 | Tran: 13:08 | Set: 21:21
Alt: -3.57°   Az: 316.63°   Direction: North-West
Please note: this information pertains to a Near-Earth Object (NEO). During close approaches, our current computational model is not able to provide an accurate position, due to the high speeds of these objects. We plan to refine our algorithms to improve accuracy in the future. JPL Horizons can compute precise positions in these situations.

Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8 is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 311,046,696.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 05h 53m 55s and the Declination is +23° 46’ 20” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8 is 28.24.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8 in Taurus on June, 17 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8 in Taurus on June, 17 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 53m 55s
+23° 46’ 20”
08h 46m 00s
14h 39m 55s

J2000

05h 52m 22s
+23° 46’ 05”

Additional Information

Taurus
28.24

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.2°
Max altitude: 62.3°
Azimuth: 293.8°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8 from Earth is currently 311,046,696.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.0792187385 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17m 17.540s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8 and arrive to us.

311,046,696.0
2.0792187385
17m 17.540s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8 from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.

Closest Approach

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8 to Earth happens on Wed May 24 2034 at a distance of 0.009011 Astronomical Units, or 1,348,068 kilometers:

Wed May 24 2034
1,348,068
0.009011

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8 at epoch 30 March 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460400.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.38299231
Orbit inclination i 2.23392360°
Perihelion distance q 0.68318207 AU
102,202,583 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.53131891 AU
229,082,048 km
Semi-major axis a 1.10725049 AU
165,642,316 km
Orbital period period 1.1651 years
425.5663 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Feb-04 15:00:02
2,460,345.1250 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-Apr-05 04:35
2,460,770.6913 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 270.4624612375°
Longitude of the ascending node node 72.417901510122°
Mean anomaly M 46.843443281868°
Mean motion n 0.84593161°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 XC8 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
2025 Jun 10 05h 22m 07s +23° 21’ 14” 28.09 Taurus
2025 Jun 11 05h 26m 14s +23° 25’ 52” 28.11 Taurus
2025 Jun 12 05h 30m 19s +23° 30’ 04” 28.13 Taurus
2025 Jun 13 05h 34m 24s +23° 33’ 50” 28.15 Taurus
2025 Jun 14 05h 38m 27s +23° 37’ 11” 28.17 Taurus
2025 Jun 15 05h 42m 29s +23° 40’ 07” 28.19 Taurus
2025 Jun 16 05h 46m 29s +23° 42’ 40” 28.21 Taurus
2025 Jun 17 05h 50m 28s +23° 44’ 48” 28.22 Taurus
2025 Jun 18 05h 54m 26s +23° 46’ 32” 28.24 Taurus
2025 Jun 19 05h 58m 22s +23° 47’ 53” 28.25 Taurus
2025 Jun 20 06h 02m 16s +23° 48’ 53” 28.27 Gemini
2025 Jun 21 06h 06m 10s +23° 49’ 29” 28.28 Gemini
2025 Jun 22 06h 10m 01s +23° 49’ 43” 28.30 Gemini
2025 Jun 23 06h 13m 52s +23° 49’ 36” 28.31 Gemini

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