(8014) 1990 MF

(8014) 1990 MF is a sub-kilometer near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid in the Apollo group. It was discovered by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory in California on 26 June 1990. The asteroid measures approximately 0.7 kilometers (0.4 miles) in diameter.^[2] On 23 July 2020, it came within 0.055 AU of the Earth—about 21 times the Moon's distance.^[3]

(8014) 1990 MF

Orbital diagram of 1990 MF
Discovery
Discovered by	E. Helin
Discovery site	Palomar Obs.
Discovery date	26 June 1990
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	9080 days (24.86 yr)
Aphelion	2.5433 AU (380.47 Gm)
Perihelion	0.94958 AU (142.055 Gm)
Semi-major axis	1.7464 AU (261.26 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.45627
Orbital period (sidereal)	2.31 yr (842.99 d)
Mean anomaly	5.3502°
Mean motion	0° 25m 37.38s / day
Inclination	1.8662°
Longitude of ascending node	210.26°
Argument of perihelion	114.40°
Earth MOID	0.0168027 AU (2.51365 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	700 m (2,300 ft)
Absolute magnitude (H)	18.7