2024 ON explained

Minorplanet:yes
2024 ON
Mpc Name:2024 ON
Orbit Ref:[1]
Epoch:2024-Oct-17 (JD 2460600.5)
Uncertainty:0
Observation Arc:4,166 days
Aphelion:3.769 AU
Perihelion:1.007 AU
Semimajor:2.388 AU
Eccentricity:0.578
Period:3.691 years
Inclination:7.626°
Asc Node:172.271°
Mean Anomaly:7.172°
Arg Peri:185.561°
Moid:0.00311 AU
Jupiter Moid:1.680 AU
Abs Magnitude:20.375

2024 ON is a near-Earth object with a length around 350 meters[2] that flew past Earth on 17 September 2024.[3] It was discovered by ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Kea on 27 July 2024. Radar observations showed that 2024 ON is a contact binary.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 ON. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 3 October 2024.
  2. Web site: NASA's Planetary Radar Spies (Another) Peanut-Shaped Asteroid . 17 September 2024 . 6 October 2024 . Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  3. Web site: Close approach of asteroid 2024 ON . 2024-10-02 . www.esa.int . en.