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2024 DW1

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(2024 DW1)

2024 DW1 is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.36 AU to 1.6 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 354.2 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 3 July 2025.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.574 AU
True anomaly
188.37°
Distance from Earth
1.795 AU
As of
2 November 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.992 AU from the Sun Earth 2024 DW1 — 1.574 AU from the Sun 2024 DW1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 DW1 is 1.795 AU from Earth today (14.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 47m 36s
Declination
+09° 43′ 34″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.79 AU
Elongation from the Sun
61.18° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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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
0.98 AU
Eccentricity
0.636
Inclination
3.62°
Orbital period
354.2 days
Perihelion
0.357 AU
Aphelion
1.603 AU
Longitude of ascending node
342.7°
Argument of periapsis
314.79°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.9 LD
0.0048 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.979

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
121
Data arc
27 days
First observed
9 February 2024
Last observed
7 March 2024
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
3 July 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.87

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 155 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-03-22 19:03:00 Mercury 0.0779 AU 30.3 LD 23 km/s
2027-03-22 19:03:00 Merc 0.0779 AU 30.3 LD 23 km/s
2028-03-15 03:16:00 Merc 0.0942 AU 36.7 LD 23.5 km/s
2028-03-15 03:16:00 Mercury 0.0942 AU 36.7 LD 23.5 km/s
2029-03-08 10:25:00 Merc 0.0903 AU 35.1 LD 23.5 km/s
2029-03-08 10:25:00 Mercury 0.0903 AU 35.1 LD 23.5 km/s
2030-03-01 19:48:00 Merc 0.0661 AU 25.7 LD 23.2 km/s
2030-03-01 19:48:00 Mercury 0.0661 AU 25.7 LD 23.2 km/s
2031-02-21 13:35:00 Merc 0.0422 AU 16.4 LD 28 km/s
2031-02-21 13:35:00 Mercury 0.0422 AU 16.4 LD 28 km/s

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

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