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2024 DB

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(2024 DB)

2024 DB is an asteroid in the Apollo orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.67 AU to 1.38 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 378.7 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 18 January 2026.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.308 AU
True anomaly
153.57°
Distance from Earth
0.825 AU
As of
3 November 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 — 0.992 AU from the Sun Earth 2024 DB — 1.308 AU from the Sun 2024 DB
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 DB is 0.825 AU from Earth today (6.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
08h 17m 31s
Declination
-10° 45′ 57″
Constellation
Hydra
Distance from Earth
0.82 AU
Elongation from the Sun
92.01° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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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
1.024 AU
Eccentricity
0.3483
Inclination
23.11°
Orbital period
378.7 days
Perihelion
0.667 AU
Aphelion
1.381 AU
Longitude of ascending node
126.7°
Argument of periapsis
153.97°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 94.1 LD
0.2417 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.845

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
62
Data arc
727 days
First observed
21 January 2024
Last observed
17 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.65 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
18 January 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.08

Discovery & classification

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 19 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2042-01-22 05:25:00 Venus 0.0338 AU 13.1 LD 15.8 km/s
2061-09-30 12:41:00 Venus 0.0296 AU 11.5 LD 16 km/s
2081-06-06 14:57:00 Venus 0.0363 AU 14.1 LD 15.7 km/s
2101-02-06 04:42:00 Venus 0.0969 AU 37.7 LD 15.1 km/s
2104-03-22 06:53:00 Venus 0.1157 AU 45.0 LD 18.9 km/s
2123-11-23 08:40:00 Venus 0.0452 AU 17.6 LD 16.8 km/s
2143-07-29 21:05:00 Venus 0.031 AU 12.1 LD 16.3 km/s
2163-04-07 22:00:00 Venus 0.0432 AU 16.8 LD 16.7 km/s
2179-11-03 17:10:00 Venus 0.1137 AU 44.2 LD 15.1 km/s
2182-12-20 09:49:00 Venus 0.1247 AU 48.5 LD 19.2 km/s

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

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