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2024 TV6

NASA ID: 54489181

Safe

2024 TV6 will pass Earth on 18 March 2027 at a distance of 29.23 lunar distances (LD) - about 11,237,260 km - travelling at 16,976 km/h. Its estimated diameter is between 43 and 96 metres, roughly the size of a football pitch (around 105 m long). NASA does not classify it as potentially hazardous.

Close Approach Date

18 March 2027

In 246 days

Miss Distance

29.23 LD

11,237,260 km

Moon PHA limit

29 times the Moon's distance from Earth

Velocity

16,976 km/h

ISS

0.6 times the orbital speed of the International Space Station

Est. Diameter

43–96 m

Absolute Magnitude

H = 23.95

The brightness measure astronomers use to estimate size

Hazard Classification

Not Hazardous

The real orbit in 3D

The actual path of 2024 TV6 around the Sun, computed from JPL orbital elements. Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom, and use the time controls to run the orbit forwards or back.

Every recorded pass

Each dot is one close approach of 2024 TV6 to Earth between 1916 and 2098, from JPL's records. Lower means closer: a dot under the dashed line passed nearer than the Moon. The orange dot is the approach on this page.

1925 1950 1975 2000 2025 2050 2075 2100 1 LDMoon's orbit 10 LD today 28 Sept 1916 - 16.82 LD11 Mar 1920 - 14.6 LD1 Oct 1953 - 20.66 LD29 Sept 1954 - 37.67 LD8 Mar 1958 - 17.7 LD29 Sept 1991 - 8.9 LD7 Mar 1995 - 20.52 LD27 Sept 2024 - 29 LD18 Mar 2027 - 29.23 LD (this approach)30 Sept 2056 - 7.44 LD18 Mar 2060 - 28.38 LD4 Mar 2061 - 37.95 LD28 Sept 2094 - 18.38 LD8 Mar 2098 - 15.59 LD Close approach date Miss distance (LD, log scale)

Size Comparison

Asteroid 43–96 m Football pitch 105 m long

Reading the Numbers

  • A lunar distance (LD) is the average gap between Earth and the Moon, about 384,400 km. It is the standard yardstick for close approaches. Read more →
  • Diameter estimates come from brightness. A dark surface reflects less light than a bright one, so the true size can sit anywhere in the quoted range. Read more →
  • Potentially hazardous is a watch-list label based on size and orbital proximity. It does not mean an impact is expected. Read more →

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