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2024 SX

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(2024 SX)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.415 AU
True anomaly
42.59°
Distance from Earth
1.378 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 SX — 0.415 AU from the Sun 2024 SX
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 SX is 1.378 AU from Earth today (11.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 58m 42s
Declination
-12° 13′ 28″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.38 AU
Elongation from the Sun
8.75° — 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
0.686 AU
Eccentricity
0.4443
Inclination
10.81°
Orbital period
207.6 days
Perihelion
0.381 AU
Aphelion
0.991 AU
Longitude of ascending node
234.81°
Argument of periapsis
312.46°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 38.1 LD
0.098 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.223

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
41
Data arc
29 days
First observed
22 September 2024
Last observed
21 October 2024
Residual RMS
0.31 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
21 October 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.37

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 284 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 SX at 2028-10-12 01:51 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-10-12 01:51 UTC close approach of 2024 SX. Catalogue miss distance 51.2 LD · 1.97 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-10-09 to 2028-10-15, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 51.2 LD · 1.97 × 10⁷ km 2028-10-12 01:51 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-10-12 01:51 UTC close approach of 2024 SX. Catalogue miss distance 51.2 LD · 1.97 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-10-09 to 2028-10-15, 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 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
2027-12-08 06:27:00 Merc 0.0483 AU 18.8 LD 23.4 km/s
2027-12-08 06:27:00 Mercury 0.0483 AU 18.8 LD 23.4 km/s
2028-10-12 01:51:00 Earth 0.1316 AU 51.2 LD 8.3 km/s
2031-03-04 12:22:00 Venus 0.1276 AU 49.6 LD 13 km/s
2032-10-22 23:06:00 Earth 0.0986 AU 38.4 LD 10.3 km/s
2034-03-05 12:39:00 Merc 0.0429 AU 16.7 LD 20 km/s
2034-03-05 12:39:00 Mercury 0.0429 AU 16.7 LD 20 km/s
2036-10-21 22:03:00 Earth 0.1678 AU 65.3 LD 14 km/s
2037-09-25 07:06:00 Earth 0.4884 AU 190.1 LD 23.7 km/s
2040-05-28 22:35:00 Mercury 0.0891 AU 34.7 LD 21.1 km/s

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

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