| Abs Magnitude: | 27.4 |
| Alt Names: | A119q0V |
| Aphelion: | (Q) |
| Arg Peri: | (ω) |
| Asc Node: | (Ω) |
| Background: |
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| Rotation: | ≤ 1h |
| Discovered: | 7 August 2024 |
| Eccentricity: | (e) |
| Epoch: | 2024-Oct-17 (JD 2460600.5) |
| Inclination: | (i) |
| Jupiter Moid: | 3.95662AU |
| Mean Anomaly: | (M) |
| Minorplanet: | yes |
| Moid: | 0.0060782AU |
| Observation Arc: | 78 days |
| Perihelion: | (q) |
| Semimajor: | (a) |
| Time Periastron: | 2024-Nov-23.53554 |
| Uncertainty: | 1 |
is a near-Earth object roughly 11m (36feet) in diameter discovered by ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland on 7 August 2024, the day before approaching Earth at .
The object orbits the Sun but makes slow close approaches to the Earth–Moon system. Between 29 September (19:54 UTC) and 25 November 2024 (16:43 UTC) (a period of)[1] it passed just outside Earth's Hill sphere (roughly 0.01abbr=unitNaNabbr=unit) at a low relative velocity (in the range 0.002km/s – 0.439abbr=onNaNabbr=on) and will become temporarily captured by Earth's gravity, with a geocentric orbital eccentricity of less than 1 and negative geocentric orbital energy. The most recent closest approach to Earth was 8 August 2024 at roughly when it had a relative velocity of 1.37km/s.
On 18 August 2024 CNEOS removed from their Sentry Risk Table, having determined it poses no risk of a potential Earth impact.[2]
The object is expected to make another approach in 2025 and 2055.[3] This object will possibly return to orbit around Earth around 8 May 2084.[4]
| 2024-Sep-29 | 0.023abbr=unitNaNabbr=unit | 1.016 | infty | infty | |
| 2024-Sep-30 | 0.0232abbr=unitNaNabbr=unit | 0.997 | 2.9AU | 36468NaN | |
| 2024-Oct-24 | 0.0268abbr=unitNaNabbr=unit | 0.614 | 0.028AU | 493NaN | |
| 2024-Nov-25 | 0.0238abbr=unitNaNabbr=unit | 0.983 | 0.72AU | 46473NaN | |
| 2024-Nov-26 | 0.0236abbr=unitNaNabbr=unit | 1.009 | infty | infty |
Its reflectance spectrum in the range NaNnm obtained with LDT/IRTF is inconsistent with artificial objects and asteroids, its surface is quite red, well matched by samples of the Moon, both Maria and Highlands. However, its visible spectrum obtained with GTC is consistent with that of an Sv-type asteroid or perhaps lunar ejecta.[5] Its color indices and the spectrum obtained with Gemini North best matches lunar rock samples followed by S-complex asteroids. Its rotation period is 1 hour or less.
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