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Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:30 | Tran: 9:18 | Set: 12:08
Alt: -25.87°   Az: 253.02°   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 UT5 is in the constellation of Hydra, at a distance of 9,368,657.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 12h 31m 53s and the Declination is -30° 19’ 48” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5 is 29.59 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder chart of 2024 UT5 in Hydra on November,08 2024
Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5 in Hydra on November, 08 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 31m 53s
-30° 19’ 48”
06h 17m 34s
18h 49m 27s

J2000

12h 30m 33s
-30° 11’ 35”

Additional Information

Hydra
29.59

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.5°
Max altitude: 8.0°
Azimuth: 239.6°

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Finder Charts

Finder chart of 2024 UT5
Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5 in Hydra on November, 08 2024. Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5 from Earth is currently 9,368,657.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.0626256039 Astronomical Units. Light takes 31.250s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5 and arrive to us.

9,368,657.0
0.0626256039
31.250s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5 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 UT5 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 UT5 to Earth happens on Fri Nov 1 2024 at a distance of 0.008333 Astronomical Units, or 1,246,637 kilometers:

Fri Nov 1 2024
1,246,637
0.008333

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5, 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 UT5 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5 at epoch 26 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460610.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.58331261
Orbit inclination i 7.99600835°
Perihelion distance q 0.80673578 AU
120,685,956 km
Aphelion distance Q 3.06540341 AU
458,577,824 km
Semi-major axis a 1.93606960 AU
289,631,890 km
Orbital period period 2.6940 years
983.9655 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Dec-12 12:46:11
2,460,657.0321 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 243.67870315199°
Longitude of the ascending node node 216.52224304791°
Mean anomaly M 342.97547424452°
Mean motion n 0.36586648°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5
View Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5 in the 3D Solar System Simulator

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UT5 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
2024 Nov 01 05h 27m 05s -20° 34’ 48” 20.17 Lepus
2024 Nov 02 09h 00m 37s -38° 39’ 58” 22.48 Vela
2024 Nov 03 10h 52m 40s -37° 27’ 12” 25.00 Antlia
2024 Nov 04 11h 37m 44s -34° 58’ 59” 27.00 Hydra
2024 Nov 05 12h 00m 15s -33° 16’ 42” 28.00 Hydra
2024 Nov 06 12h 13m 34s -32° 06’ 53” 28.00 Hydra
2024 Nov 07 12h 22m 22s -31° 16’ 56” 29.00 Hydra
2024 Nov 08 12h 28m 39s -30° 39’ 30” 29.00 Hydra
2024 Nov 09 12h 33m 24s -30° 10’ 22” 30.00 Hydra
2024 Nov 10 12h 37m 09s -29° 46’ 56” 30.00 Hydra
2024 Nov 11 12h 40m 14s -29° 27’ 35” 30.00 Hydra
2024 Nov 12 12h 42m 50s -29° 11’ 17” 30.00 Hydra
2024 Nov 13 12h 45m 06s -28° 57’ 17” 30.00 Hydra
2024 Nov 14 12h 47m 07s -28° 45’ 06” 30.00 Hydra

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