2024 FG2 is an asteroid in the Apollo orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.36 AU to 1.68 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 377.5 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 11 April 2026.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.563 AU
- True anomaly
- 163.43°
- Distance from Earth
- 1.795 AU
- As of
- 3 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 11h 08m 15s
- Declination
- +16° 12′ 44″
- Constellation
- Leo
- Distance from Earth
- 1.79 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 60.66° — well clear of the Sun
Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.
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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
- 1.022 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6443
- Inclination
- 11.9°
- Orbital period
- 377.5 days
- Perihelion
- 0.364 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.681 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 56.88°
- Argument of periapsis
- 267.57°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · APO
- Apollo
- Earth MOID · 44.0 LD
- 0.1131 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 5.754
Orbit quality
Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).
- Observations used
- 47
- Data arc
- 754 days
- First observed
- 18 March 2024
- Last observed
- 11 April 2026
- Residual RMS
- 0.53 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 11 April 2026
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 22.12
Discovery & classification
Close approaches 183 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2036-12-17 02:39 UTC close approach of 2024 FG2. Catalogue miss distance 62.8 LD · 2.41 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2036-12-14 to 2036-12-20, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-07-05 06:14:00 | Mercury | 0.0649 AU | 25.2 LD | 19.9 km/s |
| 2027-07-05 06:14:00 | Merc | 0.0649 AU | 25.2 LD | 19.9 km/s |
| 2034-10-05 10:23:00 | Mercury | 0.0331 AU | 12.9 LD | 22.7 km/s |
| 2034-10-05 10:23:00 | Merc | 0.0331 AU | 12.9 LD | 22.7 km/s |
| 2036-12-17 02:39:00 | Earth | 0.1614 AU | 62.8 LD | 18.4 km/s |
| 2037-10-23 14:07:00 | Mercury | 0.0498 AU | 19.4 LD | 29.8 km/s |
| 2037-10-23 14:07:00 | Merc | 0.0498 AU | 19.4 LD | 29.8 km/s |
| 2037-12-08 05:18:00 | Venus | 0.1279 AU | 49.8 LD | 19.1 km/s |
| 2037-12-24 19:48:00 | Earth | 0.1417 AU | 55.1 LD | 24.3 km/s |
| 2041-01-12 05:24:00 | Venus | 0.0604 AU | 23.5 LD | 27.1 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB