(also written
2014 AF5) is an
Apollo
Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label= Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label ...
near-Earth asteroid roughly 5–10 meters in diameter that passed less than 1
lunar distance from Earth on 1 January 2014.
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Description
From mid November 2013 until 1 January 2014 15:00 UT the small dim asteroid had an elongation less than 45 degrees from the Sun with an undetectable apparent magnitude
Apparent magnitude () is a measure of the brightness of a star or other astronomical object observed from Earth. An object's apparent magnitude depends on its intrinsic luminosity, its distance from Earth, and any extinction of the object's ...
of around 30.[ The asteroid was then discovered on 2 January 2014 by the ]Catalina Sky Survey
Catalina Sky Survey (CSS; obs. code: 703) is an astronomical survey to discover comets and asteroids. It is conducted at the Steward Observatory's Catalina Station, located near Tucson, Arizona, in the United States.
CSS focuses on the search ...
at an apparent magnitude of 18.9 using a Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope
The Schmidt–Cassegrain is a catadioptric telescope that combines a Cassegrain reflector's optical path with a Schmidt corrector plate to make a compact astronomical instrument that uses simple spherical surfaces.
Invention and design
The A ...
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See also
*List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2014
Below is the list of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2014.
Timeline of known close approaches less than one lunar distance from Earth in 2014
A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or ...
References
External links
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Discoveries by the Catalina Sky Survey
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