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2024 XK6

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(2024 XK6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.993 AU
True anomaly
242.38°
Distance from Earth
0.718 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 XK6 — 0.993 AU from the Sun 2024 XK6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 XK6 is 0.718 AU from Earth today (6.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 35m 26s
Declination
+14° 23′ 22″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.72 AU
Elongation from the Sun
68.62° — 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.

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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
0.96 AU
Eccentricity
0.0873
Inclination
4.09°
Orbital period
343.6 days
Perihelion
0.876 AU
Aphelion
1.044 AU
Longitude of ascending node
252.85°
Argument of periapsis
296.44°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.4 LD
0.0037 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.274

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
20
Data arc
2 days
First observed
4 December 2024
Last observed
6 December 2024
Residual RMS
0.51 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 December 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
30.55

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 19 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2024 XK6 at 2039-08-11 12:43 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2039-08-11 12:43 UTC close approach of 2024 XK6. Catalogue miss distance 66.3 LD · 2.55 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2039-08-08 to 2039-08-14, 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 66.3 LD · 2.55 × 10⁷ km 2039-08-11 12:43 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2039-08-11 12:43 UTC close approach of 2024 XK6. Catalogue miss distance 66.3 LD · 2.55 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2039-08-08 to 2039-08-14, 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
2039-08-11 12:43:00 Earth 0.1705 AU 66.3 LD 7.3 km/s
2040-05-06 16:21:00 Earth 0.1237 AU 48.1 LD 3.7 km/s
2040-12-09 04:45:00 Earth 0.0341 AU 13.3 LD 4 km/s
2054-08-11 16:31:00 Earth 0.1271 AU 49.5 LD 5.9 km/s
2055-12-09 18:26:00 Earth 0.1123 AU 43.7 LD 6.2 km/s
2069-08-02 17:04:00 Earth 0.0662 AU 25.8 LD 3.3 km/s
2070-03-15 11:49:00 Earth 0.1347 AU 52.4 LD 3.3 km/s
2085-12-08 22:21:00 Earth 0.1654 AU 64.4 LD 7.7 km/s
2099-08-16 00:47:00 Earth 0.1917 AU 74.6 LD 7.9 km/s
2100-12-10 17:03:00 Earth 0.0286 AU 11.1 LD 3.8 km/s

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

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