Asteroid
Near-Earth
Potentially hazardous
242450
242450 (2004 QY2)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.419 AU
- True anomaly
- 149.24°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 1.084 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4771
- Inclination
- 37.03°
- Orbital period
- 412.2 days
- Perihelion
- 0.567 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.601 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 295.27°
- Argument of periapsis
- 104.99°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 1.46 km
Visual & observation
- Geometric albedo
- 0.274
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14.64
- Spectral type
- APO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid