Astronomy:2024 ON
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | ATLAS |
| Discovery site | Mauna Loa Observatory |
| Discovery date | 27 July 2024 |
| Designations | |
| 2024 ON | |
| Minor planet category | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 2025-Nov-21 (JD 2461000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 4,253 days |
| Earliest precovery date | 7 May 2013 |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.768 AU |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 1.006 AU |
| 2.387 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.579 |
| Orbital period | 3.688 years |
| Mean anomaly | 7.172° |
| Mean motion | 0.267° |
| Inclination | 7.630° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 172.234° |
| 185.547° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.00136 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.678 AU |
| Physical characteristics[1] | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 20.49 |
2024 ON is a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid with a length of around 350 meters[2] that flew past Earth on 17 September 2024 at a distance of 620,000 miles (1,000,000 km).[3] It was discovered by ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Kea on 27 July 2024.[2] Radar observations showed that 2024 ON is a contact binary.
See also
- 2024 MK – a near-Earth object that made a close approach on 29 June 2024
- List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2024
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2024 ON". https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=2024%20ON. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NASA's Planetary Radar Spies (Another) Peanut-Shaped Asteroid". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 17 September 2024. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26451-nasas-planetary-radar-spies-another-peanut-shaped-asteroid/.
- ↑ "Close approach of asteroid 2024 ON" (in en). https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2024/09/Close_approach_of_asteroid_2024_ON#:~:text=Asteroid%202024%20ON%20will%20safely%20fly%20past%20Earth,are%20a%20central%20focus%20of%20planetary%20defence%20efforts..
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