Home
Search Objects
Major Solar System Objects
Comets
Asteroids
Spacecrafts
Star Maps
Orbits
public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 6:11 
Transit: 13:00 
Sunset: 19:50
sleep   (Nighttime)  
What's Visible Now • Tonight Timeline
Search  close
Near Earth Objects » 

Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:13 | Tran: 12:42 | Set: 19:11
Alt: -24.55°   Az: 319.60°   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 HB177 is in the constellation of Pisces, at a distance of 301,523,443.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 01h 07m 14s and the Declination is +06° 06’ 33” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177 is 30.11 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177 in Pisces on April, 12 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
View interactive star map
Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177 in Pisces on April, 12 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 07m 14s
+06° 06’ 33”
09h 34m 33s
10h 41m 47s

J2000

01h 05m 55s
+05° 58’ 28”

Additional Information

Pisces
30.11

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.2°
Max altitude: 44.5°
Azimuth: 276.1°
  • 2014 HB177 is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2014 HB177 is visible only through long exposure photography.
  • Go to interactive sky chart

If you need to access this information frequently for your observations, you can create a simple customized Quick Access page, so that you can easily bookmark it in your browser favorites or add a shortcut to your mobile phones' home screen.

Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177 from Earth is currently 301,523,443.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.0155597241 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16m 45.774s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177 and arrive to us.

301,523,443.0
2.0155597241
16m 45.774s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177 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 HB177 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 HB177 to Earth happens on Sat May 6 2034 at a distance of 0.003440 Astronomical Units, or 514,549 kilometers:

Sat May 6 2034
514,549
0.003440

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177, 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 HB177 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177 at epoch 30 March 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460400.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.19459962
Orbit inclination i 3.47544762°
Perihelion distance q 0.89746143 AU
134,258,320 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.33114798 AU
199,136,903 km
Semi-major axis a 1.11430471 AU
166,697,612 km
Orbital period period 1.1763 years
429.6397 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2023-Dec-04 22:37:45
2,460,283.4429 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-Feb-06 13:58
2,460,713.0826 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 251.60714213003°
Longitude of the ascending node node 45.118165885379°
Mean anomaly M 98.083495136407°
Mean motion n 0.83791145°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177
View Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177 in the 3D Solar System Simulator

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2014 HB177 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 Apr 05 00h 38m 48s +02° 56’ 23” 30.04 Pisces
2025 Apr 06 00h 42m 26s +03° 20’ 59” 30.05 Pisces
2025 Apr 07 00h 46m 04s +03° 45’ 28” 30.05 Pisces
2025 Apr 08 00h 49m 41s +04° 09’ 48” 30.06 Pisces
2025 Apr 09 00h 53m 17s +04° 33’ 59” 30.07 Pisces
2025 Apr 10 00h 56m 53s +04° 58’ 02” 30.08 Pisces
2025 Apr 11 01h 00m 29s +05° 21’ 55” 30.09 Pisces
2025 Apr 12 01h 04m 03s +05° 45’ 39” 30.10 Pisces
2025 Apr 13 01h 07m 38s +06° 09’ 13” 30.11 Pisces
2025 Apr 14 01h 11m 12s +06° 32’ 37” 30.12 Pisces
2025 Apr 15 01h 14m 46s +06° 55’ 49” 30.13 Pisces
2025 Apr 16 01h 18m 20s +07° 18’ 52” 30.14 Pisces
2025 Apr 17 01h 21m 53s +07° 41’ 43” 30.15 Pisces
2025 Apr 18 01h 25m 25s +08° 04’ 23” 30.16 Pisces

Additional Resources