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2024 FZ2

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(2024 FZ2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.74 AU
True anomaly
68.09°
Distance from Earth
1.259 AU
As of
22 October 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2024 FZ2 — 0.74 AU from the Sun 2024 FZ2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 FZ2 is 1.259 AU from Earth today (10.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 31m 08s
Declination
-00° 19′ 44″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.26 AU
Elongation from the Sun
36° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.937 AU
Eccentricity
0.3334
Inclination
8.95°
Orbital period
331.1 days
Perihelion
0.624 AU
Aphelion
1.249 AU
Longitude of ascending node
158.05°
Argument of periapsis
254.71°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 12.9 LD
0.0332 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.345

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
83
Data arc
451 days
First observed
27 March 2024
Last observed
21 June 2025
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
30 June 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.41

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 86 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 FZ2 at 2034-03-11 14:35 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-03-11 14:35 UTC close approach of 2024 FZ2. Catalogue miss distance 53.5 LD · 2.06 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-03-08 to 2034-03-14, 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. Sun 53.5 LD · 2.06 × 10⁷ km 2034-03-11 14:35 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-03-11 14:35 UTC close approach of 2024 FZ2. Catalogue miss distance 53.5 LD · 2.06 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-03-08 to 2034-03-14, 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.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2034-03-11 14:35:00 Earth 0.1375 AU 53.5 LD 7.3 km/s
2034-12-19 07:32:00 Venus 0.1023 AU 39.8 LD 11.4 km/s
2036-08-27 19:10:00 Venus 0.1122 AU 43.7 LD 9.3 km/s
2038-06-01 15:09:00 Venus 0.0912 AU 35.5 LD 15.2 km/s
2045-07-22 06:39:00 Earth 0.1172 AU 45.6 LD 9.2 km/s
2052-03-10 04:39:00 Venus 0.1012 AU 39.4 LD 10.8 km/s
2053-03-13 01:06:00 Earth 0.0974 AU 37.9 LD 13.1 km/s
2053-11-15 18:46:00 Venus 0.1065 AU 41.4 LD 9.3 km/s
2055-07-14 03:47:00 Earth 0.1644 AU 64.0 LD 13.8 km/s
2055-08-22 20:59:00 Venus 0.0975 AU 37.9 LD 15.5 km/s

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

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