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2024 MM1

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(2024 MM1)

2024 MM1 is an asteroid in the Apollo orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.96 AU to 1.1 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 380.6 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 10 July 2024.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.1 AU
True anomaly
181.11°
Distance from Earth
0.776 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 MM1 — 1.1 AU from the Sun 2024 MM1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 MM1 is 0.776 AU from Earth today (6.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 54m 15s
Declination
-14° 31′ 31″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
0.78 AU
Elongation from the Sun
75.76° — 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.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  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.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste 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
1.028 AU
Eccentricity
0.0698
Inclination
4.48°
Orbital period
380.6 days
Perihelion
0.956 AU
Aphelion
1.1 AU
Longitude of ascending node
257.42°
Argument of periapsis
279.77°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 1.2 LD
0.0032 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.946

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
16
Data arc
12 days
First observed
28 June 2024
Last observed
10 July 2024
Residual RMS
0.59 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
10 July 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.23

Discovery & classification

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 13 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 MM1 at 2047-01-01 04:16 UTC Sun 116.1 LD · 4.46 × 10⁷ km 2047-01-01 04:16 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2047-01-01 04:16 UTC close approach of 2024 MM1. Catalogue miss distance 116.1 LD · 4.46 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2046-12-29 to 2047-01-04, 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. 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
2047-01-01 04:16:00 Earth 0.2982 AU 116.1 LD 11 km/s
2048-01-02 19:10:00 Earth 0.0509 AU 19.8 LD 3.7 km/s
2049-06-16 00:23:00 Earth 0.0455 AU 17.7 LD 4 km/s
2050-07-02 05:38:00 Earth 0.3074 AU 119.6 LD 11.1 km/s
2074-06-24 21:14:00 Earth 0.2019 AU 78.6 LD 8.1 km/s

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

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