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Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.903

Aphelion (Q)

1.533

Eccentricity (e)

0.259

Inclination (i)

5.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

490.8

Earth MOID

0.00369

U parameter

7.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2029-03-02

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11596

17347885

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.1

mag

Diameter

10 - 23*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-12-20

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.217741

1-sigma variation

0.000208

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.258786

1-sigma variation

0.000171

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.4505

1-sigma variation

0.0033

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

94.9414

1-sigma variation

4.166E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

50.6136

1-sigma variation

0.0041

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

211.06625

1-sigma variation

0.05302

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.902607

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.532875

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.007623

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.341187

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003685

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

490.8296

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.33256E-8	3.55984E-8	6.79085E-7	-4.46487E-9	8.43707E-7	-1.10359E-5
e	3.55984E-8	2.92503E-8	5.57990E-7	-3.63571E-9	6.93562E-7	-9.06782E-6
i	6.79085E-7	5.57990E-7	1.06446E-5	-6.95110E-8	1.32311E-5	-1.72981E-4
Ω	-4.46487E-9	-3.63571E-9	-6.95110E-8	1.73551E-9	-7.69234E-8	1.13185E-6
ω	8.43707E-7	6.93562E-7	1.32311E-5	-7.69234E-8	1.65344E-5	-2.14965E-4
M	-1.10359E-5	-9.06782E-6	-1.72981E-4	1.13185E-6	-2.14965E-4	2.81111E-3

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

27.056

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

10 - 23*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

332

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.464579

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-12-19.298549

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-12-24.122141

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

28 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2024YP from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1952-03-06 12:10	> 1 w	0.1190067	0.1182278	0.0013339
EARTH	1955-12-28 03:05	> 1 d	0.0201240	0.0046107	0.0143076
EARTH	1959-12-16 22:07	> 1 d	0.0829764	0.0431639	0.0133054
MARS	1965-11-03 20:05	> 1 d	0.0124210	0.0062919	0.0301074
EARTH	2005-05-03 08:42	> 1 d	0.1673603	0.1067683	0.0228374
EARTH	2009-04-25 18:58	> 1 d	0.0910592	0.0859323	0.0064528
EARTH	2013-04-05 14:11	> 1 d	0.1048925	0.0902493	0.0064412
EARTH	2017-02-18 11:50	> 1 d	0.1157020	0.1104301	0.0019529
EARTH	2021-01-12 17:59	> 1 d	0.0734986	0.0587262	0.0049732
EARTH	2024-12-25 12:56	< 1 min	0.0066461	0.0066328	0.0000044
EARTH	2029-03-02 22:53	> 1 d	0.1159634	0.1159445	0.0000400
EARTH	2033-04-26 02:49	1069.3	0.1188730	0.0978506	0.0083169
EARTH	2059-12-09 22:24	> 1 d	0.1997451	0.0690951	0.0436894
EARTH	2063-12-27 07:17	> 1 d	0.0115290	0.0030099	0.0406540
EARTH	2068-04-24 13:34	> 1 mo	0.1208066	0.0884473	0.4216097
EARTH	2087-02-26 11:37	> 1 mo	0.1142409	0.1127697	0.1840846
EARTH	2105-12-22 13:04	> 1 mo	0.0313114	0.0028753	3.0596275
EARTH	2110-04-11 03:59	> 1 mo	0.0972603	0.0891720	1.9830938
MARS	2120-01-26 21:25	> 1 mo	0.0491993	0.0117344	18.0371296

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
318.42127652	350.83858317	0.00367444	MINIMUM
50.54958709	105.73951891	0.08888473	MINIMUM
12.58705264	58.71198726	0.11625411	SADDLE
183.43664161	226.28316774	0.52971576	SADDLE
3.33832685	226.78396273	1.91279090	SADDLE
181.21133800	44.55004673	2.51944566	MAXIMUM

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