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Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4

Above the horizon.  Rise: 11:53 | Tran: 18:40 | Set: 1:31
Alt: 18.72°   Az: 98.17°   Direction: 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 YR4 is in the constellation of Leo, at a distance of 327,903,282.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 09h 46m 59s and the Declination is +09° 37’ 59” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 is 28.60.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 in Leo on May, 23 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 in Leo on May, 23 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 46m 59s
+09° 37’ 59”
19h 12m 07s
04h 59m 07s

J2000

09h 45m 38s
+09° 45’ 04”

Additional Information

Leo
28.60

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.4°
Max altitude: 48.1°
Azimuth: 279.7°
  • 2024 YR4 is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the East direction at an altitude of 18.72° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2024 YR4 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 from Earth is currently 327,903,282.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.1918980562 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18m 13.768s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 and arrive to us.

327,903,282.0
2.1918980562
18m 13.768s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 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 YR4 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 YR4 to Earth happens on Wed Dec 22 2032 at a distance of 0.001736 Astronomical Units, or 259,653 kilometers:

Wed Dec 22 2032
259,653
0.001736

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4, 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 YR4 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.66426900
Orbit inclination i 3.45326192°
Perihelion distance q 0.85275961 AU
127,571,023 km
Aphelion distance Q 4.22725754 AU
632,388,728 km
Semi-major axis a 2.54000858 AU
379,979,876 km
Orbital period period 4.0482 years
1,478.6017 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Nov-22 15:16:57
2,460,637.1368 JD
Next perihelion transit 2028-Dec-10 05:43
2,462,115.7385 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 134.64151115249°
Longitude of the ascending node node 271.41230059°
Mean anomaly M 351.07992527925°
Mean motion n 0.24347328°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 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 16 09h 36m 50s +10° 21’ 06” 28.41 Leo
2025 May 17 09h 38m 10s +10° 15’ 35” 28.44 Leo
2025 May 18 09h 39m 31s +10° 09’ 58” 28.46 Leo
2025 May 19 09h 40m 52s +10° 04’ 19” 28.49 Leo
2025 May 20 09h 42m 13s +09° 58’ 37” 28.51 Leo
2025 May 21 09h 43m 34s +09° 52’ 51” 28.53 Leo
2025 May 22 09h 44m 55s +09° 47’ 02” 28.56 Leo
2025 May 23 09h 46m 16s +09° 41’ 10” 28.58 Leo
2025 May 24 09h 47m 37s +09° 35’ 15” 28.61 Leo
2025 May 25 09h 48m 58s +09° 29’ 16” 28.63 Leo
2025 May 26 09h 50m 19s +09° 23’ 15” 28.65 Leo
2025 May 27 09h 51m 40s +09° 17’ 10” 28.67 Leo
2025 May 28 09h 53m 01s +09° 11’ 03” 28.70 Leo
2025 May 29 09h 54m 23s +09° 04’ 52” 28.72 Leo

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