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2024 JO1

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(2024 JO1)

2024 JO1 is an asteroid in the Apollo orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.88 AU to 1.2 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 386.9 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 22 May 2024.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.189 AU
True anomaly
198.91°
Distance from Earth
1.289 AU
As of
4 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 JO1 — 1.189 AU from the Sun 2024 JO1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 JO1 is 1.289 AU from Earth today (10.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
18h 54m 27s
Declination
-14° 37′ 35″
Constellation
Scutum
Distance from Earth
1.29 AU
Elongation from the Sun
61.14° — 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.

How do I find my coordinates?

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.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste 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
1.039 AU
Eccentricity
0.1553
Inclination
9.35°
Orbital period
386.9 days
Perihelion
0.878 AU
Aphelion
1.2 AU
Longitude of ascending node
222.59°
Argument of periapsis
268.95°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 2.7 LD
0.0069 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.879

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
41
Data arc
4 days
First observed
3 May 2024
Last observed
7 May 2024
Residual RMS
0.47 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
22 May 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.79

Discovery & classification

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 27 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 JO1 at 2039-10-27 21:53 UTC Sun 122.0 LD · 4.69 × 10⁷ km 2039-10-27 21:53 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2039-10-27 21:53 UTC close approach of 2024 JO1. Catalogue miss distance 122.0 LD · 4.69 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2039-10-24 to 2039-10-30, 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 inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2039-10-27 21:53:00 Earth 0.3135 AU 122.0 LD 14.4 km/s
2040-11-09 00:04:00 Earth 0.0594 AU 23.1 LD 5.5 km/s
2041-07-25 14:30:00 Earth 0.2572 AU 100.1 LD 4.4 km/s
2042-05-02 09:52:00 Earth 0.0223 AU 8.7 LD 6.8 km/s
2043-05-20 19:36:00 Earth 0.4171 AU 162.3 LD 17.2 km/s

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

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