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2024 JP17

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(2024 JP17)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.577 AU
True anomaly
254.41°
Distance from Earth
1.081 AU
As of
15 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2024 JP17 — 0.577 AU from the Sun 2024 JP17
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 JP17 is 1.081 AU from Earth today (9.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 23m 09s
Declination
-23° 31′ 37″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.07 AU
Elongation from the Sun
31.67° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
0.679 AU
Eccentricity
0.5187
Inclination
9.98°
Orbital period
204.5 days
Perihelion
0.327 AU
Aphelion
1.032 AU
Longitude of ascending node
56.96°
Argument of periapsis
349.4°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.4 LD
0.0011 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.269

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
37
Data arc
3 days
First observed
14 May 2024
Last observed
17 May 2024
Residual RMS
0.59 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.77

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 70 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 JP17 at 2029-04-22 16:19 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-04-22 16:19 UTC close approach of 2024 JP17. Catalogue miss distance 35.8 LD · 1.38 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-04-19 to 2029-04-25, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 35.8 LD · 1.38 × 10⁷ km 2029-04-22 16:19 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-04-22 16:19 UTC close approach of 2024 JP17. Catalogue miss distance 35.8 LD · 1.38 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-04-19 to 2029-04-25, 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 north 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
2027-11-04 12:36:00 Venus 0.1492 AU 58.1 LD 13.5 km/s
2028-07-16 02:02:00 Mercury 0.0599 AU 23.3 LD 17.3 km/s
2028-07-16 02:02:00 Merc 0.0599 AU 23.3 LD 17.3 km/s
2029-04-22 16:19:00 Earth 0.0921 AU 35.8 LD 11.7 km/s
2031-11-13 18:22:00 Mercury 0.052 AU 20.3 LD 15.4 km/s
2031-11-13 18:22:00 Merc 0.052 AU 20.3 LD 15.4 km/s
2033-05-23 21:58:00 Earth 0.1627 AU 63.3 LD 15.9 km/s
2038-05-17 06:42:00 Moon 0.0054 AU 2.1 LD 11.6 km/s
2038-05-17 07:49:00 Earth 0.0075 AU 2.9 LD 10.5 km/s
2040-10-04 11:37:00 Venus 0.1294 AU 50.4 LD 23.9 km/s

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

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