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2024 LQ5

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(2024 LQ5)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.589 AU
True anomaly
263.1°
Distance from Earth
0.452 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2024 LQ5 — 0.589 AU from the Sun 2024 LQ5
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 LQ5 is 0.452 AU from Earth today (3.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 35m 07s
Declination
-00° 54′ 51″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
0.45 AU
Elongation from the Sun
18.78° — 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
0.753 AU
Eccentricity
0.5159
Inclination
11.14°
Orbital period
238.5 days
Perihelion
0.364 AU
Aphelion
1.141 AU
Longitude of ascending node
262.78°
Argument of periapsis
206.93°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.2 LD
0.003 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.552

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
74
Data arc
761 days
First observed
15 June 2024
Last observed
16 July 2026
Residual RMS
0.33 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 August 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.89

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 146 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 LQ5 at 2028-08-01 13:26 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-08-01 13:26 UTC close approach of 2024 LQ5. Catalogue miss distance 61.7 LD · 2.37 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-07-29 to 2028-08-04, 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 61.7 LD · 2.37 × 10⁷ km 2028-08-01 13:26 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-08-01 13:26 UTC close approach of 2024 LQ5. Catalogue miss distance 61.7 LD · 2.37 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-07-29 to 2028-08-04, 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
2028-08-01 13:26:00 Earth 0.1585 AU 61.7 LD 11.4 km/s
2030-03-25 21:25:00 Venus 0.1035 AU 40.3 LD 21.1 km/s
2039-06-13 10:59:00 Earth 0.0999 AU 38.9 LD 16 km/s
2040-09-07 16:50:00 Venus 0.105 AU 40.9 LD 18.1 km/s
2041-06-20 07:32:00 Earth 0.0918 AU 35.7 LD 11.1 km/s
2042-07-08 23:07:00 Merc 0.0791 AU 30.8 LD 18.1 km/s
2042-07-08 23:07:00 Mercury 0.0791 AU 30.8 LD 18.1 km/s
2043-07-19 18:06:00 Earth 0.1641 AU 63.8 LD 10.8 km/s
2045-08-08 12:52:00 Earth 0.1718 AU 66.9 LD 13.9 km/s
2047-02-04 23:20:00 Merc 0.0767 AU 29.9 LD 20.2 km/s

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

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