2024 UQ
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | H. Weiland |
| Discovery site | ATLAS-HKO |
| Discovery date | October 22, 2024 |
| Designations | |
| 2024 UQ | |
| A11dc6D | |
| NEO · Apollo | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 22 October 2024 (JD 2460605.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 2 | |
| Observation arc | 0.233 h (14 min) |
| Aphelion | 3.742 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.594 AU |
| 2.168 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.7258 |
| 3.19 yr (1,166 d) | |
| 345.776° | |
| 0° 18m 31.309s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.711° |
| 209.139° | |
| 267.605° | |
| Earth MOID | 5.67682×10−6 AU (849.240 km) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 32.832±0.226[2] | |
2024 UQ, designated formerly as A11dc6D, was a one-meter meteoroid that struck the Earth's atmosphere and burned up harmlessly on 22 October 2024 above the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of California. 2024 UQ is the tenth impact event that was successfully predicted, which was discovered by the ATLAS survey. The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies reported a fireball on 10:54 (UTC).[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "MPEC 2024-U49: 2024 UQ". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Small-Body Database Lookup: (2024 UQ)". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. NASA / JPL. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Kelly K. Whitt (23 October 2024). "Small asteroid hit Earth's atmosphere just after discovery". EarthSky.org. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
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