Near-Earth object / ID: 2024761
24761 Ahau is a near-Earth object of the APO orbit class — Near-Earth asteroid orbits which cross the Earth’s orbit similar to that of 1862 Apollo. Radar and photometric estimates put it between 892m - 2km across. It has been followed since 1993-01-28 across 1380 recorded observations. Its next approach to Earth is 2030-Jan-17 17:48, passing at 72.725 LD. It is not classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid.
Data source: NASA NeoWs API
Visualization: mesh render
Hazard analysis
PHA status
Not hazardous
Min. orbit intersection
0.101 AU
Orbit uncertainty
0 / 9 (well determined)
Sentry monitoring
Not on the Sentry risk list
Orbital parameters
Next closest approach
Date
Relative velocity
16.53 km/s
Miss distance (lunar)
72.725 LD
Miss distance (km)
27,967,772 km
Physical characteristics
Perihelion
0.927 AU
Aphelion
1.743 AU
Orbital period
563.3 days
Inclination
21.925°
Eccentricity
0.306
Semi-major axis
1.335 AU
Est. diameter (min–max)
892m - 2km
Log scale · 1m – 100km
Absolute magnitude
17.4 H
Orbit class
APO
Observations used
1,380