| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Catalina Sky Srvy. |
| Discovery site | Mount Lemmon Obs. |
| Discovery date | 5 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) |
| Aphelion | 2.2257 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.6917 AU |
| 1.4587 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.5258 |
| 1.76 yr (644 days) | |
| 325.66° | |
| 0° 33m 33.84s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.4023° |
| 344.98° | |
| 264.04° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0005 AU · 0.2 LD |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 7 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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