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2024 TT5

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(2024 TT5)

2024 TT5 is an asteroid in the Apollo orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.86 AU to 1.17 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 375.2 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 22 October 2024.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.11 AU
True anomaly
226.99°
Distance from Earth
0.411 AU
As of
3 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 TT5 — 1.11 AU from the Sun 2024 TT5
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 TT5 is 0.411 AU from Earth today (3.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
21h 12m 45s
Declination
-11° 11′ 39″
Constellation
Aquarius
Distance from Earth
0.41 AU
Elongation from the Sun
95.35° — 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
1.018 AU
Eccentricity
0.1531
Inclination
28.55°
Orbital period
375.2 days
Perihelion
0.862 AU
Aphelion
1.174 AU
Longitude of ascending node
16.92°
Argument of periapsis
136.28°
Epoch · J2000
2460591.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 40.9 LD
0.1052 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.879

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
27
Data arc
15 days
First observed
6 October 2024
Last observed
21 October 2024
Residual RMS
0.44 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
22 October 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.64

Discovery & classification

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 12 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 TT5 at 2027-04-12 09:36 UTC Sun 43.7 LD · 1.68 × 10⁷ km 2027-04-12 09:36 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-04-12 09:36 UTC close approach of 2024 TT5. Catalogue miss distance 43.7 LD · 1.68 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-04-09 to 2027-04-15, 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
2027-04-12 09:36:00 Earth 0.1124 AU 43.7 LD 16.3 km/s
2027-09-27 05:19:00 Earth 0.43 AU 167.4 LD 15.6 km/s
2028-04-23 17:02:00 Earth 0.2281 AU 88.8 LD 17.9 km/s

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

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