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2013 SN24

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(2013 SN24)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.971 AU
True anomaly
219.65°
Distance from Earth
0.29 AU
As of
19 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2013 SN24 — 0.971 AU from the Sun 2013 SN24
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 SN24 is 0.29 AU from Earth today (2.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
08h 32m 43s
Declination
-00° 42′ 33″
Constellation
Hydra
Distance from Earth
0.29 AU
Elongation from the Sun
76.55° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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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
0.833 AU
Eccentricity
0.2585
Inclination
10.09°
Orbital period
277.9 days
Perihelion
0.618 AU
Aphelion
1.049 AU
Longitude of ascending node
189.43°
Argument of periapsis
353.67°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 17.3 LD
0.0444 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.005

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
45
Data arc
7 days
First observed
28 September 2013
Last observed
5 October 2013
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 25 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2013 SN24 at 2026-10-24 16:12 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-10-24 16:12 UTC close approach of 2013 SN24. Catalogue miss distance 118.7 LD · 4.56 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-10-21 to 2026-10-27, 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. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 118.7 LD · 4.56 × 10⁷ km 2026-10-24 16:12 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-10-24 16:12 UTC close approach of 2013 SN24. Catalogue miss distance 118.7 LD · 4.56 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-10-21 to 2026-10-27, 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. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2026-10-24 16:12:00 Earth 0.305 AU 118.7 LD 15.1 km/s
2029-10-22 08:25:00 Earth 0.0876 AU 34.1 LD 8 km/s
2035-09-02 09:37:00 Earth 0.2494 AU 97.0 LD 12.9 km/s
2038-09-08 12:19:00 Earth 0.4833 AU 188.1 LD 20.7 km/s
2042-10-18 22:05:00 Earth 0.4765 AU 185.5 LD 20.7 km/s
2045-10-25 22:51:00 Earth 0.2372 AU 92.3 LD 12.9 km/s
2054-09-03 07:22:00 Earth 0.3161 AU 123.0 LD 15.2 km/s

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

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