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Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UW

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -33.01°   Az: 232.79°   Direction: 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 UW is in the constellation of Centaurus, at a distance of 1,033,465.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 12h 17m 50s and the Declination is -47° 54’ 34” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UW is 23.28 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

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

Apparent

12h 17m 50s
-47° 54’ 34”
05h 40m 18s
17h 58m 09s

J2000

12h 16m 31s
-47° 46’ 17”

Additional Information

Centaurus
23.28

Rise and Set Times

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

Today Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UW is not visible from Greenwich, UK

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Finder Charts

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

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UW from Earth is currently 1,033,465.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.0069082868 Astronomical Units. Light takes 3.447s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UW and arrive to us.

1,033,465.0
0.0069082868
3.447s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UW 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 UW 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 UW to Earth happens on Wed Nov 6 2024 at a distance of 0.004382 Astronomical Units, or 655,532 kilometers:

Wed Nov 6 2024
655,532
0.004382

Light Curve

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

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UW at epoch 21 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460605.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.23168622
Orbit inclination i 1.12705508°
Perihelion distance q 0.94254848 AU
141,003,247 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.51100240 AU
226,042,743 km
Semi-major axis a 1.22677544 AU
183,522,995 km
Orbital period period 1.3588 years
496.3020 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Dec-13 05:22:39
2,460,657.7241 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 235.16356286919°
Longitude of the ascending node node 211.38917775211°
Mean anomaly M 322.11850394316°
Mean motion n 0.72536478°/day

Orbit Visualization

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

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UW 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 00h 46m 58s -04° 35’ 07” 20.28 Cetus
2024 Nov 02 00h 48m 37s -08° 01’ 56” 19.97 Cetus
2024 Nov 03 00h 51m 11s -13° 04’ 56” 19.63 Cetus
2024 Nov 04 00h 55m 38s -21° 02’ 40” 19.25 Cetus
2024 Nov 05 01h 04m 47s -34° 40’ 38” 18.94 Sculptor
2024 Nov 06 01h 33m 23s -58° 30’ 34” 19.00 Hydrus
2024 Nov 07 08h 05m 51s -82° 01’ 02” 20.14 Chamaleon
2024 Nov 08 11h 52m 05s -59° 34’ 32” 22.00 Centaurus
2024 Nov 09 12h 14m 10s -44° 28’ 00” 24.00 Centaurus
2024 Nov 10 12h 22m 10s -35° 42’ 40” 25.00 Centaurus
2024 Nov 11 12h 26m 22s -30° 14’ 42” 25.00 Hydra
2024 Nov 12 12h 29m 00s -26° 34’ 06” 26.00 Hydra
2024 Nov 13 12h 30m 52s -23° 56’ 43” 26.00 Corvus
2024 Nov 14 12h 32m 18s -21° 59’ 20” 26.00 Corvus

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