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2024 XW3

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(2024 XW3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.001 AU
True anomaly
238.25°
Distance from Earth
0.9 AU
As of
22 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 XW3 — 1.001 AU from the Sun 2024 XW3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 XW3 is 0.9 AU from Earth today (7.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 57m 38s
Declination
+15° 12′ 37″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.9 AU
Elongation from the Sun
63.49° — 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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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
0.948 AU
Eccentricity
0.1321
Inclination
10.13°
Orbital period
337 days
Perihelion
0.822 AU
Aphelion
1.073 AU
Longitude of ascending node
70.06°
Argument of periapsis
134.81°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 13.6 LD
0.035 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.324

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
30
Data arc
9 days
First observed
1 December 2024
Last observed
10 December 2024
Residual RMS
0.68 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
10 December 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.69

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 37 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 XW3 at 2036-05-13 22:48 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2036-05-13 22:48 UTC close approach of 2024 XW3. Catalogue miss distance 72.1 LD · 2.77 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2036-05-10 to 2036-05-16, 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. Sun 72.1 LD · 2.77 × 10⁷ km 2036-05-13 22:48 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2036-05-13 22:48 UTC close approach of 2024 XW3. Catalogue miss distance 72.1 LD · 2.77 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2036-05-10 to 2036-05-16, 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
2036-05-13 22:48:00 Earth 0.1851 AU 72.1 LD 7.3 km/s
2036-12-10 20:54:00 Earth 0.0564 AU 21.9 LD 7 km/s
2047-07-10 16:17:00 Earth 0.1468 AU 57.1 LD 6.6 km/s
2047-10-24 11:19:00 Earth 0.165 AU 64.2 LD 5.6 km/s
2059-05-21 18:02:00 Earth 0.1774 AU 69.0 LD 7.3 km/s
2059-12-09 21:19:00 Earth 0.0393 AU 15.3 LD 6.5 km/s
2070-06-22 21:37:00 Earth 0.1482 AU 57.7 LD 6.8 km/s
2070-11-16 20:56:00 Earth 0.115 AU 44.8 LD 5.7 km/s
2081-07-30 22:01:00 Earth 0.1703 AU 66.3 LD 7 km/s
2082-12-12 14:43:00 Earth 0.1781 AU 69.3 LD 10.1 km/s

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

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