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24445 (2000 PM8)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.374 AU
True anomaly
283.79°
Distance from Earth
0.761 AU
As of
11 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 24445 — 1.374 AU from the Sun 24445
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 24445 is 0.761 AU from Earth today (6.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 53m 48s
Declination
+05° 20′ 28″
Constellation
Aquila
Distance from Earth
0.76 AU
Elongation from the Sun
101.44° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.211 AU
Eccentricity
0.5457
Inclination
23.77°
Orbital period
3.29 years
Perihelion
1.004 AU
Aphelion
3.417 AU
Longitude of ascending node
203.13°
Argument of periapsis
219.12°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 31.8 LD
0.0818 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.353

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
3,389
Data arc
35.5 years
First observed
10 April 1991
Last observed
9 October 2026
Residual RMS
0.44 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
10 October 2026

Physical properties

Rotation period
6.81 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
14.71

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Veillet, C.
Discovery date
2 August 2000
Discovery site
Mauna Kea

Also known as 2000 PM8 · 1991 GM12

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 2 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 24445 at 2059-10-13 03:07 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2059-10-13 03:07 UTC close approach of 24445. Catalogue miss distance 70.5 LD · 2.71 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2059-10-10 to 2059-10-16, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 70.5 LD · 2.71 × 10⁷ km 2059-10-13 03:07 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2059-10-13 03:07 UTC close approach of 24445. Catalogue miss distance 70.5 LD · 2.71 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2059-10-10 to 2059-10-16, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2059-10-13 03:07:00 Earth 0.1813 AU 70.5 LD 18.3 km/s
2082-10-12 07:00:00 Earth 0.1843 AU 71.7 LD 18.5 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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