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2024 BF

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(2024 BF)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.992 AU
True anomaly
108.39°
Distance from Earth
0.913 AU
As of
24 October 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.

Sun Earth — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2024 BF — 0.992 AU from the Sun 2024 BF
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 BF is 0.913 AU from Earth today (7.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 01m 21s
Declination
+09° 54′ 20″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.91 AU
Elongation from the Sun
62.5° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.969 AU
Eccentricity
0.1139
Inclination
2.74°
Orbital period
348.2 days
Perihelion
0.858 AU
Aphelion
1.079 AU
Longitude of ascending node
222.06°
Argument of periapsis
115.6°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.3 LD
0.0008 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.228

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
82
Data arc
470 days
First observed
16 January 2024
Last observed
30 April 2025
Residual RMS
0.36 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
30 April 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.51

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 49 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 BF at 2043-12-12 16:59 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2043-12-12 16:59 UTC close approach of 2024 BF. Catalogue miss distance 22.4 LD · 8.62 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2043-12-09 to 2043-12-15, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 22.4 LD · 8.62 × 10⁶ km 2043-12-12 16:59 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2043-12-12 16:59 UTC close approach of 2024 BF. Catalogue miss distance 22.4 LD · 8.62 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2043-12-09 to 2043-12-15, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2043-12-12 16:59:00 Earth 0.0576 AU 22.4 LD 5.3 km/s
2044-09-17 07:01:00 Earth 0.1473 AU 57.3 LD 4.3 km/s
2045-03-19 10:25:00 Earth 0.0905 AU 35.2 LD 3 km/s
2045-06-17 21:07:00 Earth 0.1139 AU 44.3 LD 2.7 km/s
2046-04-29 08:45:00 Earth 0.1548 AU 60.3 LD 8.4 km/s
2064-12-15 17:51:00 Earth 0.1532 AU 59.6 LD 8.3 km/s
2065-10-21 18:54:00 Earth 0.1135 AU 44.2 LD 3.3 km/s
2066-02-02 22:27:00 Earth 0.0985 AU 38.3 LD 3 km/s
2066-07-27 22:29:00 Earth 0.1493 AU 58.1 LD 4.1 km/s
2067-05-02 04:49:00 Earth 0.055 AU 21.4 LD 5.4 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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