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Asteroid 2024 YR4

A 60-metre asteroid with a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon on December 22, 2032. The most energetic lunar impact ever witnessed — if it happens.

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2024 YR4 · ~60m

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Orbit Type

Apollo

Eccentricity: 0.661

Semi-Major Axis

2.52 AU

Period: 4 years

Inclination

3.41°

Relative to the ecliptic plane

Observations

485

Over 428 days of observation arc

Next Earth Approach

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2032 Moon Distance

22,440 km

Min: 20,944 km — Max: 25,432 km

Data refreshed daily from NASA/JPL Small-Body Database API. Orbit ID: 78 | 485 observations used.

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Key Facts

Diameter

~60m

About the size of a 15-storey building

Lunar Impact Probability

~4.3%

Could strike the Moon on Dec 22, 2032

Earth Impact Probability

No threat to Earth — confirmed by NASA & ESA

Impact Energy

~7 MT

Equivalent to 7 megatons of TNT if it hits the Moon

Potential Crater

~1 km

Would be visible from Earth with a telescope

Rotation Period

19.5 min

One of the fastest-spinning asteroids observed

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