Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-10-14 12:46 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.852

Aphelion (Q)

4.180

Eccentricity (e)

0.661

Inclination (i)

3.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

1457.8

Earth MOID

0.00261

U parameter

1.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-12-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05361

8019279

Maximum Brightness

22.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.1

mag

Diameter

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

0.3244

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-12-27

Observatory

ATLAS Chile, Rio Hurtado

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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

61400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.516150

1-sigma variation

2.615E-7

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.661209

1-sigma variation

3.466E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.4078

1-sigma variation

9.667E-7

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

271.3713

1-sigma variation

7.586E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

134.3601

1-sigma variation

7.626E-6

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

188.61487

1-sigma variation

0.00003

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.852449

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.179851

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.616419

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.014863

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002611

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1457.8175

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.83985E-14	8.69191E-15	4.08974E-14	2.75587E-13	2.05273E-13	-7.79492E-12
e	8.69191E-15	1.20099E-15	7.95629E-15	7.60091E-14	-3.26048E-14	-9.91828E-13
i	4.08974E-14	7.95629E-15	9.34558E-13	5.07297E-12	-4.72935E-12	-4.86311E-12
Ω	2.75587E-13	7.60091E-14	5.07297E-12	5.75462E-11	-5.21505E-11	-3.51203E-11
ω	2.05273E-13	-3.26048E-14	-4.72935E-12	-5.21505E-11	5.81586E-11	-2.07921E-11
M	-7.79492E-12	-9.91828E-13	-4.86311E-12	-3.51203E-11	-2.07921E-11	8.88734E-10

Date of computation: 2026-10-14 12:46 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

0.3244

Unit

Source

[1]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

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Taxonomy

Value

Unit

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

24.057

24.14

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.51

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

[2]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.11

0.1177

Unit

Source

[1]

[3]

Diameter

Value

Unit

Source

[3]

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]	EARN	1.) Rivkin, A., et al.: JWST observations of potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR 4. Res. Notes AAS 9(4), 70 (2025)
[2]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[3]	EARN	1.) A. S. Rivkin et al 2025 Res. Notes AAS 9 70 - JWST Observations of Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 YR4

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

429

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

232

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.480761

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-12-25.304941

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-02-26.8833171

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

512 (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

[-]

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Sources

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

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Close Approaches for 2024YR4 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1952-09-02 06:53	2.4	0.0415067	0.0414748	0.0000107
EARTH	1956-08-30 18:54	3.9	0.0659710	0.0658782	0.0000310
EARTH	1960-09-09 00:16	7.0	0.0589305	0.0588400	0.0000302
EARTH	1964-08-30 03:10	5.8	0.0691262	0.0689950	0.0000438
EARTH	1972-08-24 04:38	4.3	0.1632553	0.1631121	0.0000477
EARTH	2012-08-29 00:32	1.0	0.1952879	0.1952545	0.0000111
EARTH	2016-09-08 15:50	1.0	0.0759494	0.0759344	0.0000050
EARTH	2020-10-26 19:24	1.6	0.1392326	0.1392308	0.0000006
EARTH	2024-12-25 04:45	< 1 s	0.0055400	0.0055400	0.0000000
EARTH	2028-12-17 12:05	< 1 min	0.0536056	0.0535960	0.0000032
EARTH	2032-12-22 08:21	< 1 min	0.0018599	0.0018456	0.0000048
MOON	2032-12-22 14:56	< 1 min	0.0001526	0.0001374	0.0000051
EARTH	2052-01-04 20:49	> 1 d	0.1632230	0.0180462	0.0484363
EARTH	2089-12-26 03:57	> 1 w	0.0114771	0.0102124	0.0532367
EARTH	2123-09-14 17:16	> 1 mo	0.0802146	0.0658929	4.3650163

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
22.90690245	349.82933195	0.00274808	MINIMUM
335.22769391	250.33734613	0.05932172	MINIMUM
358.05822819	298.06410754	0.14548646	SADDLE
358.82508712	119.76227470	1.86019823	SADDLE
179.73982510	121.06773296	3.17238613	SADDLE
179.80215197	301.09931367	5.17059919	MAXIMUM

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