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2024 XG

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(2024 XG)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.001 AU
True anomaly
246.78°
Distance from Earth
0.651 AU
As of
23 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 XG — 1.001 AU from the Sun 2024 XG
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 XG is 0.651 AU from Earth today (5.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 30m 09s
Declination
+14° 57′ 37″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.65 AU
Elongation from the Sun
71.22° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.964 AU
Eccentricity
0.261
Inclination
2.7°
Orbital period
345.6 days
Perihelion
0.712 AU
Aphelion
1.215 AU
Longitude of ascending node
251.74°
Argument of periapsis
289.86°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.1 LD
0.0001 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.228

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
43
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
1 December 2024
Last observed
2 December 2024
Residual RMS
0.34 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
2 December 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
28.61

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 25 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 XG at 2039-07-23 07:18 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2039-07-23 07:18 UTC close approach of 2024 XG. Catalogue miss distance 39.3 LD · 1.51 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2039-07-20 to 2039-07-26, 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 39.3 LD · 1.51 × 10⁷ km 2039-07-23 07:18 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2039-07-23 07:18 UTC close approach of 2024 XG. Catalogue miss distance 39.3 LD · 1.51 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2039-07-20 to 2039-07-26, 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
2028-12-25 13:51:00 Venus 0.0495 AU 19.3 LD 6.8 km/s
2039-07-23 07:18:00 Earth 0.1009 AU 39.3 LD 10.5 km/s
2040-08-25 09:35:00 Earth 0.1858 AU 72.3 LD 5.8 km/s
2041-04-19 09:01:00 Venus 0.0758 AU 29.5 LD 9.1 km/s
2041-10-20 20:50:00 Earth 0.1988 AU 77.4 LD 6.2 km/s
2042-12-03 14:46:00 Earth 0.0472 AU 18.4 LD 9.2 km/s
2053-08-10 15:47:00 Venus 0.1062 AU 41.3 LD 10.8 km/s
2057-07-21 01:53:00 Earth 0.0496 AU 19.3 LD 8.8 km/s
2060-12-01 21:58:00 Earth 0.0962 AU 37.4 LD 10.7 km/s
2063-11-26 10:43:00 Venus 0.1133 AU 44.1 LD 9.8 km/s

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

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