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Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4

Below the horizon.  Rise: 15:25 | Tran: 22:31 | Set: 5:39
Alt: -17.04°   Az: 319.72°   Direction: North-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 YR4 is in the constellation of Cancer, at a distance of 67,205,518.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 07h 59m 55s and the Declination is +12° 59’ 52” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 is 23.81 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 in Cancer on February, 11 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 in Cancer on February, 11 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 59m 55s
+12° 59’ 52”
09h 22m 29s
17h 22m 24s

J2000

07h 58m 31s
+13° 04’ 02”

Additional Information

Cancer
23.81

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: 77.0°
Max altitude: 51.6°
Azimuth: 283.0°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 from Earth is currently 67,205,518.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.4492411402 Astronomical Units. Light takes 3m 44.173s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2024 YR4 and arrive to us.

67,205,518.0
0.4492411402
3m 44.173s

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 0.001046 Astronomical Units, or 156,411 kilometers:

Wed Dec 22 2032
156,411
0.001046

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

Orbit Visualization

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 Feb 04 07h 58m 11s +12° 34’ 06” 23.12 Cancer
2025 Feb 05 07h 58m 20s +12° 37’ 58” 23.22 Cancer
2025 Feb 06 07h 58m 31s +12° 41’ 44” 23.32 Cancer
2025 Feb 07 07h 58m 43s +12° 45’ 22” 23.41 Cancer
2025 Feb 08 07h 58m 57s +12° 48’ 55” 23.50 Cancer
2025 Feb 09 07h 59m 13s +12° 52’ 21” 23.60 Cancer
2025 Feb 10 07h 59m 30s +12° 55’ 39” 23.69 Cancer
2025 Feb 11 07h 59m 49s +12° 58’ 50” 23.78 Cancer
2025 Feb 12 08h 00m 09s +13° 01’ 55” 23.86 Cancer
2025 Feb 13 08h 00m 31s +13° 04’ 53” 23.95 Cancer
2025 Feb 14 08h 00m 54s +13° 07’ 45” 24.04 Cancer
2025 Feb 15 08h 01m 19s +13° 10’ 30” 24.12 Cancer
2025 Feb 16 08h 01m 45s +13° 13’ 08” 24.20 Cancer
2025 Feb 17 08h 02m 13s +13° 15’ 39” 24.28 Cancer

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