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2024 YW

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(2024 YW)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.964 AU
True anomaly
120.81°
Distance from Earth
0.641 AU
As of
22 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 YW — 0.964 AU from the Sun 2024 YW
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 YW is 0.641 AU from Earth today (5.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 24m 35s
Declination
+06° 38′ 25″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.64 AU
Elongation from the Sun
68.96° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.962 AU
Eccentricity
0.51
Inclination
14.68°
Orbital period
344.9 days
Perihelion
0.472 AU
Aphelion
1.453 AU
Longitude of ascending node
88.88°
Argument of periapsis
216.81°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 31.6 LD
0.0811 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.122

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
39
Data arc
362 days
First observed
20 December 2024
Last observed
17 December 2025
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
20 December 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.22

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 122 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 YW at 2041-12-04 23:05 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2041-12-04 23:05 UTC close approach of 2024 YW. Catalogue miss distance 34.7 LD · 1.33 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2041-12-01 to 2041-12-07, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 2 Dec 34.7 LD · 1.33 × 10⁷ km 2041-12-04 23:05 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2041-12-04 23:05 UTC close approach of 2024 YW. Catalogue miss distance 34.7 LD · 1.33 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2041-12-01 to 2041-12-07, 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 south 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
2030-07-09 14:50:00 Venus 0.1163 AU 45.3 LD 18.7 km/s
2031-05-13 20:20:00 Merc 0.0943 AU 36.7 LD 20.5 km/s
2031-05-13 20:20:00 Mercury 0.0943 AU 36.7 LD 20.5 km/s
2032-04-15 20:19:00 Mercury 0.0692 AU 26.9 LD 18.1 km/s
2032-04-15 20:19:00 Merc 0.0692 AU 26.9 LD 18.1 km/s
2041-12-04 23:05:00 Earth 0.0892 AU 34.7 LD 18.2 km/s
2043-08-22 07:03:00 Merc 0.048 AU 18.7 LD 16.3 km/s
2043-08-22 07:03:00 Mercury 0.048 AU 18.7 LD 16.3 km/s
2051-02-12 10:16:00 Venus 0.1307 AU 50.9 LD 21.5 km/s
2055-11-30 16:17:00 Merc 0.0297 AU 11.6 LD 14.9 km/s

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

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