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Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:32 | Tran: 12:15 | Set: 16:59
Alt: -1.06°   Az: 248.06°   Direction: West-South-West
Please note: this information pertains to a Near-Earth Object (NEO). During close approaches, our current computational model is not able to provide an accurate position, due to the high speeds of these objects. We plan to refine our algorithms to improve accuracy in the future. JPL Horizons can compute precise positions in these situations.

Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU is in the constellation of Capricornus, at a distance of 537,704,500.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 21h 35m 36s and the Declination is -14° 18’ 25” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU is 31.27 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU in Capricornus on February, 09 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU in Capricornus on February, 09 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 35m 36s
-14° 18’ 25”
04h 52m 39s
02h 28m 15s

J2000

21h 34m 14s
-14° 25’ 11”

Additional Information

Capricornus
31.27

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.4°
Max altitude: 24.2°
Azimuth: 255.7°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU from Earth is currently 537,704,500.0 kilometers, equivalent to 3.5943325763 Astronomical Units. Light takes 29m 53.589s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU and arrive to us.

537,704,500.0
3.5943325763
29m 53.589s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.

Closest Approach

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU to Earth happens on Sat Feb 10 2029 at a distance of 0.004754 Astronomical Units, or 711,212 kilometers:

Sat Feb 10 2029
711,212
0.004754

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU at epoch 30 March 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460400.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.47402577
Orbit inclination i 2.01333850°
Perihelion distance q 0.96902736 AU
144,964,430 km
Aphelion distance Q 2.71566781 AU
406,258,123 km
Semi-major axis a 1.84234759 AU
275,611,276 km
Orbital period period 2.5007 years
913.3890 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Feb-25 02:39:27
2,460,365.6107 JD
Next perihelion transit 2026-Aug-26 11:59
2,461,278.9997 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 198.16607872399°
Longitude of the ascending node node 320.54789719141°
Mean anomaly M 13.751136238211°
Mean motion n 0.39413656°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU
View Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU in the 3D Solar System Simulator

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 CU computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 Feb 02 21h 23m 21s -15° 19’ 27” 31.43 Capricornus
2025 Feb 03 21h 24m 57s -15° 11’ 39” 31.42 Capricornus
2025 Feb 04 21h 26m 33s -15° 03’ 49” 31.40 Capricornus
2025 Feb 05 21h 28m 09s -14° 55’ 57” 31.39 Capricornus
2025 Feb 06 21h 29m 44s -14° 48’ 02” 31.37 Capricornus
2025 Feb 07 21h 31m 19s -14° 40’ 06” 31.35 Capricornus
2025 Feb 08 21h 32m 54s -14° 32’ 08” 31.33 Capricornus
2025 Feb 09 21h 34m 29s -14° 24’ 09” 31.30 Capricornus
2025 Feb 10 21h 36m 03s -14° 16’ 07” 31.26 Capricornus
2025 Feb 11 21h 37m 37s -14° 08’ 04” 31.29 Capricornus
2025 Feb 12 21h 39m 10s -13° 59’ 59” 31.32 Capricornus
2025 Feb 13 21h 40m 44s -13° 51’ 53” 31.36 Capricornus
2025 Feb 14 21h 42m 17s -13° 43’ 45” 31.38 Capricornus
2025 Feb 15 21h 43m 51s -13° 35’ 35” 31.41 Capricornus

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