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2024 PV3

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(2024 PV3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.512 AU
True anomaly
88.88°
Distance from Earth
1.489 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 PV3 — 0.512 AU from the Sun 2024 PV3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 PV3 is 1.489 AU from Earth today (12.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 53m 22s
Declination
-06° 31′ 48″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.5 AU
Elongation from the Sun
7.15° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.728 AU
Eccentricity
0.5384
Inclination
14.04°
Orbital period
226.8 days
Perihelion
0.336 AU
Aphelion
1.12 AU
Longitude of ascending node
140.6°
Argument of periapsis
347.45°
Epoch · J2000
2460535.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 17.8 LD
0.0458 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.76

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
21
Data arc
4 days
First observed
10 August 2024
Last observed
14 August 2024
Residual RMS
0.33 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
27 August 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.52

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 59 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 PV3 at 2027-07-11 22:13 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-07-11 22:13 UTC close approach of 2024 PV3. Catalogue miss distance 108.2 LD · 4.16 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-07-08 to 2027-07-14, 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 108.2 LD · 4.16 × 10⁷ km 2027-07-11 22:13 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-07-11 22:13 UTC close approach of 2024 PV3. Catalogue miss distance 108.2 LD · 4.16 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-07-08 to 2027-07-14, 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
2027-07-11 22:13:00 Earth 0.2781 AU 108.2 LD 19.9 km/s
2029-08-24 14:25:00 Earth 0.0709 AU 27.6 LD 14.6 km/s
2032-07-09 23:00:00 Earth 0.1655 AU 64.4 LD 14.9 km/s
2034-08-23 07:20:00 Earth 0.2128 AU 82.8 LD 19.4 km/s
2039-08-18 03:04:00 Earth 0.3708 AU 144.3 LD 24.8 km/s
2080-08-19 14:22:00 Earth 0.3171 AU 123.4 LD 23 km/s
2085-08-13 03:54:00 Earth 0.4807 AU 187.1 LD 28.6 km/s
2086-07-16 06:26:00 Earth 0.3957 AU 154.0 LD 24.4 km/s
2091-07-11 14:22:00 Earth 0.2558 AU 99.5 LD 19 km/s
2093-08-25 02:59:00 Earth 0.0891 AU 34.7 LD 15.2 km/s

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

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