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Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM

Below the horizon.  Rise: 11:56 | Tran: 19:44 | Set: 3:36
Alt: -17.58°   Az: 349.70°   Direction: North
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 250,614,034.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 10h 26m 54s and the Declination is +20° 21’ 12” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM is 31.38 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

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Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM in Leo on May, 17 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM in Leo on May, 17 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 26m 54s
+20° 21’ 12”
11h 18m 06s
21h 45m 01s

J2000

10h 25m 31s
+20° 28’ 59”

Additional Information

Leo
31.38

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: 69.7°
Max altitude: 58.8°
Azimuth: 290.4°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM from Earth is currently 250,614,034.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.6752513443 Astronomical Units. Light takes 13m 55.958s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YM and arrive to us.

250,614,034.0
1.6752513443
13m 55.958s

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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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 10 10h 17m 16s +21° 50’ 13” 31.17 Leo
2025 May 11 10h 18m 35s +21° 37’ 53” 31.20 Leo
2025 May 12 10h 19m 55s +21° 25’ 34” 31.23 Leo
2025 May 13 10h 21m 14s +21° 13’ 17” 31.26 Leo
2025 May 14 10h 22m 34s +21° 01’ 01” 31.28 Leo
2025 May 15 10h 23m 54s +20° 48’ 45” 31.31 Leo
2025 May 16 10h 25m 14s +20° 36’ 30” 31.34 Leo
2025 May 17 10h 26m 34s +20° 24’ 17” 31.37 Leo
2025 May 18 10h 27m 54s +20° 12’ 05” 31.40 Leo
2025 May 19 10h 29m 14s +19° 59’ 54” 31.42 Leo
2025 May 20 10h 30m 35s +19° 47’ 44” 31.45 Leo
2025 May 21 10h 31m 56s +19° 35’ 34” 31.48 Leo
2025 May 22 10h 33m 17s +19° 23’ 26” 31.50 Leo
2025 May 23 10h 34m 38s +19° 11’ 19” 31.53 Leo

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