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Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:29 | Tran: 9:29 | Set: 14:31
Alt: 26.72°   Az: 190.63°   Direction: South
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 Cetus, at a distance of 116,784,041.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 01h 29m 58s and the Declination is -11° 14’ 26” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 is 28.67.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 in Cetus on June, 06 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 in Cetus on June, 06 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 29m 58s
-11° 14’ 26”
00h 38m 42s
02h 08m 40s

J2000

01h 28m 43s
-11° 22’ 17”

Additional Information

Cetus
28.67

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: 101.4°
Max altitude: 27.3°
Azimuth: 258.9°
  • 2024 SN3 is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the South direction at an altitude of 26.72° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2024 SN3 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 from Earth is currently 116,784,041.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.7806530966 Astronomical Units. Light takes 6m 29.550s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2024 SN3 and arrive to us.

116,784,041.0
0.7806530966
6m 29.550s

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
Next perihelion transit 2026-Jan-25 16:43
2,461,066.1967 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
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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 May 30 01h 11m 16s -14° 56’ 08” 28.64 Cetus
2025 May 31 01h 13m 49s -14° 26’ 28” 28.64 Cetus
2025 Jun 01 01h 16m 22s -13° 56’ 41” 28.65 Cetus
2025 Jun 02 01h 18m 55s -13° 26’ 46” 28.65 Cetus
2025 Jun 03 01h 21m 27s -12° 56’ 44” 28.66 Cetus
2025 Jun 04 01h 23m 58s -12° 26’ 36” 28.66 Cetus
2025 Jun 05 01h 26m 30s -11° 56’ 22” 28.67 Cetus
2025 Jun 06 01h 29m 01s -11° 26’ 01” 28.67 Cetus
2025 Jun 07 01h 31m 31s -10° 55’ 34” 28.67 Cetus
2025 Jun 08 01h 34m 02s -10° 25’ 01” 28.68 Cetus
2025 Jun 09 01h 36m 32s -09° 54’ 23” 28.68 Cetus
2025 Jun 10 01h 39m 02s -09° 23’ 38” 28.69 Cetus
2025 Jun 11 01h 41m 33s -08° 52’ 47” 28.69 Cetus
2025 Jun 12 01h 44m 03s -08° 21’ 50” 28.69 Cetus

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