| Minorplanet: | yes |
| Background: |
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| Discoverer: | ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland |
| Discovered: | 16 June 2024 |
| Uncertainty: | 0 |
| Observation Arc: | 3810 days |
| Perihelion: | 1.0072311 AU |
| Mean Anomaly: | (M) |
| Inclination: | 8.40128° |
| Moid: | 0.00277 AU |
| Mars Moid: | 0.23315 AU |
| Jupiter Moid: | 1.82392 AU |
| Tisserand: | 3.4 |
| Mean Diameter: | ~150 m |
| Magnitude: | 8.5 at close approach |
| Abs Magnitude: | 22.01 |
2024 MK is a near-Earth object with a diameter around 150 meters that flew past Earth on June 29, 2024.[1] It was discovered by ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland on 16 June 2024.
This asteroid travels in both the main-belt and in the near-Earth region. It passed Earth on 29 June 2024 at a distance of 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers). That distance is about 0.77 lunar distances (LD).[2] The close approach with Earth changed 2024 MK's orbit, shortening its orbital period by about 24 days. Though Earth's gravity brought it nearer to Earth, the object poses no threat, and the next close approach it will make will be in 3037.[3]