Near-Earth Asteroid Tracker
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.
Key Facts
Diameter
~60m
Lunar Impact Probability
~4.3%
Earth Impact Probability
0%
Impact Energy
~7 MT
Potential Crater
~1 km
Rotation Period
19.5 min
Social Feed
El Periódico de Catalunya (No Oficial)El risc d’impacte de l’asteroide 2024 YR4 baixa un 0,16% https://www.elperiodico.cat/ca/societat/20250222/risc-d-impacte-l-asteroide-114564772?utm_source=rss-noticias&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=ciencia
Vince Lamb"New James Webb Space Telescope imagery of asteroid 2024 YR4 confirmed that it “will safely pass the Moon at a distance of more than 20,000 km. (~12,427 mlles),” according to the European Space Agency. It also poses no danger to Earth." crazyeddiethemotie.blogspot.com/2026/04/moon...
El Periódico de Catalunya (No Oficial)El risc d’impacte de l’asteroide 2024 YR4 baixa un 0,16% https://www.elperiodico.cat/ca/societat/20250222/risc-d-impacte-l-asteroide-114564772?utm_source=rss-noticias&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=ciencia
El Periódico de Catalunya (No Oficial)El risc d’impacte de l’asteroide 2024 YR4 baixa un 0,16% https://www.elperiodico.cat/ca/societat/20250222/risc-d-impacte-l-asteroide-114564772?utm_source=rss-noticias&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=ciencia
NASA Webb TelescopeWebb may showcase the beauty of deep space objects, but it also plays a strong role in planetary defense applications. Using Webb observations, experts accurately measured the size and orbit of asteroid 2024 YR4 and confirmed it will not impact our Moon in 2032. https://t.co/thfaiLAdMW
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Mondtreffer hätte spektakuläre Folgen - Mondeinschlag im Jahr 2032 könnte ein sichtbares Aufleuchten, Rekord-Mondbeben und einen Meteorsturm auslösen
