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2024 KX

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(2024 KX)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.112 AU
True anomaly
161.27°
Distance from Earth
2.035 AU
As of
21 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 KX — 1.112 AU from the Sun 2024 KX
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 KX is 2.035 AU from Earth today (16.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 58m 31s
Declination
-00° 35′ 31″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.03 AU
Elongation from the Sun
16° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.919 AU
Eccentricity
0.2289
Inclination
10.22°
Orbital period
321.7 days
Perihelion
0.708 AU
Aphelion
1.129 AU
Longitude of ascending node
69.43°
Argument of periapsis
308.62°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.5 LD
0.0013 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.469

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
23
Data arc
2 days
First observed
28 May 2024
Last observed
30 May 2024
Residual RMS
0.39 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.67

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 24 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 KX at 2038-01-25 02:25 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2038-01-25 02:25 UTC close approach of 2024 KX. Catalogue miss distance 61.5 LD · 2.36 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2038-01-22 to 2038-01-28, 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 61.5 LD · 2.36 × 10⁷ km 2038-01-25 02:25 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2038-01-25 02:25 UTC close approach of 2024 KX. Catalogue miss distance 61.5 LD · 2.36 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2038-01-22 to 2038-01-28, 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
2031-10-09 15:02:00 Venus 0.0259 AU 10.1 LD 6.4 km/s
2037-12-09 07:15:00 Venus 0.0496 AU 19.3 LD 8.6 km/s
2038-01-25 02:25:00 Earth 0.158 AU 61.5 LD 9.1 km/s
2039-05-28 03:49:00 Earth 0.1888 AU 73.5 LD 13.1 km/s
2046-05-24 08:54:00 Earth 0.1035 AU 40.3 LD 6.3 km/s
2053-01-12 00:06:00 Earth 0.1517 AU 59.0 LD 7.5 km/s
2058-02-02 05:06:00 Venus 0.103 AU 40.1 LD 7.6 km/s
2061-05-30 21:14:00 Earth 0.0247 AU 9.6 LD 7.6 km/s
2064-05-19 14:00:00 Venus 0.0235 AU 9.1 LD 7 km/s
2068-01-12 14:32:00 Earth 0.1504 AU 58.5 LD 7.6 km/s

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

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