2014 EC

2014 EC
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byCatalina Sky Srvy.
Discovery siteMount Lemmon Obs.
Discovery date5 March 2014
Designations
2014 EC
NEO · Apollo[1][2]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 6
Observation arc(1 day)
Aphelion2.2257 AU
Perihelion0.6917 AU
1.4587 AU
Eccentricity0.5258
1.76 yr (644 days)
325.66°
0° 33m 33.84s / day
Inclination1.4023°
344.98°
264.04°
Earth MOID0.0005 AU · 0.2 LD
Physical characteristics
Dimensions7 m (estimate at 0.20)[3]
10 m[4]
28.2[1]

2014 EC is a 10-meter sized, eccentric asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group that passed within 48,000 miles (77,000 km) of Earth in early March 2014. This was six times closer to the Earth than the Moon.[4][5] It was first observed on 5 March 2014, by the Catalina Sky Survey at Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, United States. As of 2017, it has not since been observed.[2]

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