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Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:38 | Tran: 9:19 | Set: 14:57
Alt: -39.57°   Az: 29.95°   Direction: North-North-East
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 SN3 is in the constellation of Aquila, at a distance of 37,913,018.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 19h 19m 24s and the Declination is -04° 43’ 31” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 is 29.00 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 in Aquila on February, 19 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 in Aquila on February, 19 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 19m 24s
-04° 43’ 31”
13h 30m 51s
08h 50m 16s

J2000

19h 18m 04s
-04° 46’ 21”

Additional Information

Aquila
29.00

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.5°
Max altitude: 34.6°
Azimuth: 265.8°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 from Earth is currently 37,913,018.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.2534328719 Astronomical Units. Light takes 2m 6.464s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 and arrive to us.

37,913,018.0
0.2534328719
2m 6.464s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 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 SN3 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 SN3 to Earth happens on Sun Sep 21 2031 at a distance of 0.008810 Astronomical Units, or 1,317,941 kilometers:

Sun Sep 21 2031
1,317,941
0.008810

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3, 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 SN3 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.10960054
Orbit inclination i 18.53001166°
Perihelion distance q 0.81470258 AU
121,877,772 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.01526839 AU
151,881,990 km
Semi-major axis a 0.91498549 AU
136,879,881 km
Orbital period period 0.8752 years
319.6831 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2025-Mar-12 00:19:28
2,460,746.5135 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 191.37494247162°
Longitude of the ascending node node 358.20850998822°
Mean anomaly M 195.57196647532°
Mean motion n 1.12611506°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 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 12 19h 01m 45s +07° 26’ 45” 28.00 Aquila
2025 Feb 13 19h 03m 36s +05° 55’ 31” 28.00 Aquila
2025 Feb 14 19h 05m 33s +04° 23’ 39” 28.00 Aquila
2025 Feb 15 19h 07m 37s +02° 51’ 22” 29.00 Aquila
2025 Feb 16 19h 09m 47s +01° 18’ 53” 29.00 Aquila
2025 Feb 17 19h 12m 03s -00° 13’ 29” 29.00 Aquila
2025 Feb 18 19h 14m 26s -01° 45’ 36” 29.00 Aquila
2025 Feb 19 19h 16m 55s -03° 17’ 10” 29.00 Aquila
2025 Feb 20 19h 19m 32s -04° 47’ 56” 29.00 Aquila
2025 Feb 21 19h 22m 15s -06° 17’ 40” 29.00 Aquila
2025 Feb 22 19h 25m 04s -07° 46’ 10” 29.00 Aquila
2025 Feb 23 19h 27m 58s -09° 13’ 12” 29.00 Aquila
2025 Feb 24 19h 31m 00s -10° 38’ 34” 29.00 Aquila
2025 Feb 25 19h 34m 08s -12° 02’ 06” 29.00 Sagittarius

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