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Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM

Above the horizon.  Rise: 11:40 | Tran: 19:13 | Set: 2:50
Alt: 7.82°   Az: 71.02°   Direction: East-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 YM is in the constellation of Leo, at a distance of 282,664,935.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 10h 43m 26s and the Declination is +17° 53’ 04” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM is 31.69.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM in Leo on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM in Leo on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 43m 26s
+17° 53’ 04”
17h 19m 27s
04h 02m 54s

J2000

10h 42m 04s
+18° 01’ 04”

Additional Information

Leo
31.69

Rise and Set Times

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

Azimuth: 72.1°
Max altitude: 56.3°
Azimuth: 288.0°
  • 2024 YM is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the East-North-East direction at an altitude of 7.82° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2024 YM is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM from Earth is currently 282,664,935.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.8894983844 Astronomical Units. Light takes 15m 42.869s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM and arrive to us.

282,664,935.0
1.8894983844
15m 42.869s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM 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 YM 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 YM to Earth happens on Sun Dec 19 2027 at a distance of 0.005902 Astronomical Units, or 882,897 kilometers:

Sun Dec 19 2027
882,897
0.005902

Light Curve

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

Orbital Elements

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

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.54640011
Orbit inclination i 7.77650787°
Perihelion distance q 0.94245840 AU
140,989,770 km
Aphelion distance Q 3.21300290 AU
480,658,393 km
Semi-major axis a 2.07773065 AU
310,824,082 km
Orbital period period 2.9950 years
1,093.9118 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Nov-27 18:47:34
2,460,642.2830 JD
Next perihelion transit 2027-Nov-26 16:40
2,461,736.1948 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 330.90229950859°
Longitude of the ascending node node 88.517125962043°
Mean anomaly M 346.24944680074°
Mean motion n 0.32909418°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM 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 22 10h 33m 17s +19° 23’ 26” 31.50 Leo
2025 May 23 10h 34m 38s +19° 11’ 19” 31.53 Leo
2025 May 24 10h 35m 59s +18° 59’ 12” 31.55 Leo
2025 May 25 10h 37m 21s +18° 47’ 07” 31.58 Leo
2025 May 26 10h 38m 42s +18° 35’ 02” 31.60 Leo
2025 May 27 10h 40m 04s +18° 22’ 58” 31.63 Leo
2025 May 28 10h 41m 26s +18° 10’ 54” 31.65 Leo
2025 May 29 10h 42m 47s +17° 58’ 52” 31.68 Leo
2025 May 30 10h 44m 08s +17° 46’ 50” 31.70 Leo
2025 May 31 10h 45m 31s +17° 34’ 50” 31.72 Leo
2025 Jun 01 10h 46m 53s +17° 22’ 50” 31.75 Leo
2025 Jun 02 10h 48m 15s +17° 10’ 51” 31.77 Leo
2025 Jun 03 10h 49m 38s +16° 58’ 53” 31.79 Leo
2025 Jun 04 10h 51m 00s +16° 46’ 56” 31.82 Leo

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