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2024 MS2

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(2024 MS2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.87 AU
True anomaly
267.31°
Distance from Earth
0.5 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 MS2 — 0.87 AU from the Sun 2024 MS2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 MS2 is 0.5 AU from Earth today (4.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 29m 06s
Declination
+24° 32′ 41″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.5 AU
Elongation from the Sun
60.42° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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.

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  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
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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
0.933 AU
Eccentricity
0.2832
Inclination
14.41°
Orbital period
329.4 days
Perihelion
0.669 AU
Aphelion
1.198 AU
Longitude of ascending node
271.89°
Argument of periapsis
237.38°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.8 LD
0.002 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.361

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
12
Data arc
6 days
First observed
30 June 2024
Last observed
6 July 2024
Residual RMS
0.69 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 July 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.93

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 88 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 MS2 at 2033-06-27 03:34 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-06-27 03:34 UTC close approach of 2024 MS2. Catalogue miss distance 49.8 LD · 1.92 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-06-24 to 2033-06-30, 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 approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. approximate Sun 49.8 LD · 1.92 × 10⁷ km 2033-06-27 03:34 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-06-27 03:34 UTC close approach of 2024 MS2. Catalogue miss distance 49.8 LD · 1.92 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-06-24 to 2033-06-30, 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 approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2033-06-27 03:34:00 Earth 0.1281 AU 49.8 LD 13.7 km/s
2035-10-19 19:04:00 Earth 0.4078 AU 158.7 LD 19.9 km/s
2038-08-08 00:42:00 Venus 0.0631 AU 24.6 LD 15.2 km/s
2042-07-01 22:19:00 Earth 0.2486 AU 96.8 LD 16.9 km/s
2044-10-26 10:17:00 Earth 0.3099 AU 120.6 LD 16.7 km/s
2051-07-06 10:19:00 Earth 0.354 AU 137.8 LD 19.9 km/s
2052-02-17 08:15:00 Venus 0.1134 AU 44.1 LD 17 km/s
2053-11-03 14:56:00 Earth 0.2322 AU 90.4 LD 13.9 km/s
2060-07-09 15:39:00 Earth 0.4439 AU 172.8 LD 22.5 km/s
2061-06-26 17:28:00 Earth 0.1363 AU 53.1 LD 8.3 km/s

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

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