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2024 VB

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(2024 VB)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.038 AU
True anomaly
204.81°
Distance from Earth
1.303 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2024 VB — 1.038 AU from the Sun 2024 VB
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 VB is 1.303 AU from Earth today (10.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 38m 41s
Declination
+10° 55′ 00″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.3 AU
Elongation from the Sun
51.62° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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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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
0.914 AU
Eccentricity
0.1552
Inclination
3°
Orbital period
319.1 days
Perihelion
0.772 AU
Aphelion
1.056 AU
Longitude of ascending node
42.61°
Argument of periapsis
220.62°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 2.6 LD
0.0066 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.521

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
42
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
1 November 2024
Last observed
2 November 2024
Residual RMS
0.51 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
2 November 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
28.74

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 107 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 VB at 2031-11-20 04:37 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-11-20 04:37 UTC close approach of 2024 VB. Catalogue miss distance 24.1 LD · 9.27 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-11-17 to 2031-11-23, 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. Sun 24.1 LD · 9.27 × 10⁶ km 2031-11-20 04:37 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-11-20 04:37 UTC close approach of 2024 VB. Catalogue miss distance 24.1 LD · 9.27 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-11-17 to 2031-11-23, 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
2031-07-02 18:36:00 Venus 0.1081 AU 42.1 LD 3.4 km/s
2031-11-20 04:37:00 Earth 0.0619 AU 24.1 LD 3.7 km/s
2032-04-09 15:43:00 Earth 0.1806 AU 70.3 LD 4.7 km/s
2038-09-08 06:56:00 Earth 0.1655 AU 64.4 LD 3.1 km/s
2038-12-22 13:54:00 Earth 0.0806 AU 31.4 LD 3.8 km/s
2045-08-11 13:34:00 Earth 0.2054 AU 79.9 LD 5.1 km/s
2046-01-29 23:35:00 Earth 0.0582 AU 22.6 LD 3.7 km/s
2048-02-20 07:48:00 Venus 0.059 AU 22.9 LD 1.9 km/s
2051-11-06 17:44:00 Earth 0.4282 AU 166.6 LD 17.9 km/s
2052-07-18 06:38:00 Earth 0.2333 AU 90.8 LD 6.4 km/s

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

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