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Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5

Altitude: 82.4°   Azimuth: 18.0°   Direction: North-North-East

Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 is currently in the constellation of Ursa Major, at a distance of 2,935,297 kilometers from Earth.

Finder chart of 2024 FR5 in Ursa Major on April,30 2024
Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 in Ursa Major on April, 30 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 is 11h 38m 37s and the Declination is +58° 39’ 59” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 is 18.60 (JPL).

11h 38m 37s
+58° 39’ 59”
Ursa Major
18.60

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 from Greenwich, United Kingdom (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Today Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 is circumpolar and transits at 21:01 UTC reaching a maximum altitude of 82.8°.
  • 2024 FR5 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
  • Right now it is placed in the North-North-East direction at an altitude of 82° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2024 FR5 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Additional Resources

Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 Position and Finder Charts

Finder chart of 2024 FR5
Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 in Ursa Major on April, 30 2024
Field of view: 10x6 degrees
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Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 from Earth is currently 2,935,297 kilometers, equivalent to 0.019621 Astronomical Units. Light takes 9.7911 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 and arrive to us.

2,935,297
0.019621
9.7911 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 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 FR5 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 of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 to Earth happens on Sun May 5 2024 at a distance of 0.012631 Astronomical Units, or 1,889,605 kilometers:

Sun May 5 2024
1,889,605
0.012631

Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5, 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 FR5 as a function of time

Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 at epoch 03 April 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460404.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.33481344
Orbit inclination i 1.78706061°
Perihelion distance q 1.00210559 AU
149,912,862 km
Aphelion distance Q 2.01090054 AU
300,826,440 km
Semi-major axis a 1.50650306 AU
225,369,651 km
Orbital period period 1.8491 years
675.3882 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-May-13 23:29:18
2,460,444.4787 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 166.22598643152°
Longitude of the ascending node node 68.509383005773°
Mean anomaly M 338.69028812115°
Mean motion n 0.53302680°/day

Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5
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Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2024 FR5 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2024 Apr 23 11h 06m 20s +36° 59’ 00” 19.59 Ursa Major
2024 Apr 24 11h 07m 35s +38° 26’ 03” 19.49 Ursa Major
2024 Apr 25 11h 09m 10s +40° 06’ 11” 19.37 Ursa Major
2024 Apr 26 11h 11m 12s +42° 02’ 44” 19.25 Ursa Major
2024 Apr 27 11h 13m 50s +44° 20’ 03” 19.12 Ursa Major
2024 Apr 28 11h 17m 18s +47° 03’ 52” 18.99 Ursa Major
2024 Apr 29 11h 22m 08s +50° 21’ 59” 18.85 Ursa Major
2024 Apr 30 11h 29m 07s +54° 24’ 33” 18.71 Ursa Major
2024 May 01 11h 40m 05s +59° 24’ 29” 18.58 Ursa Major
2024 May 02 11h 59m 35s +65° 35’ 21” 18.47 Ursa Major
2024 May 03 12h 42m 30s +72° 59’ 35” 18.41 Draco
2024 May 04 14h 57m 06s +80° 05’ 17” 18.42 Ursa Minor
2024 May 05 19h 26m 14s +77° 59’ 21” 18.54 Draco
2024 May 06 21h 11m 24s +66° 51’ 33” 18.77 Cepheus