2024 PT5

2024 PT ₅
Discovery
Discovered by	ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland
Discovery date	7 August 2024
Designations
MPC designation	2024 PT 5
Alternative designations	A119q0V
Minor planet category	NEO; Apollo;
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 2024-Oct-17 (JD 2460600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 1
Observation arc	78 days
Aphelion	1.03404603 AU (Q)
Perihelion	0.99056401 AU (q)
Semi-major axis	1.01230502 AU (a)
Eccentricity	0.02147674 (e)
Orbital period (sidereal)	1.01853344 years
Mean anomaly	323.67717° (M)
Inclination	1.520524° (i)
Longitude of ascending node	305.5725° (Ω)
Time of perihelion	2024-Nov-23.53554
Argument of perihelion	116.2484° (ω)
Earth MOID	0.0060782 AU (909,290 km; 2.3654 LD)
Jupiter MOID	3.95662 AU (591,902,000 km)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	~ 11 m (36 ft); 5–42 meters;
Absolute magnitude (H)	27.4

2024 PT₅ is a near-Earth object roughly 11 meters (36 ft) in diameter discovered by ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland on 7 August 2024, the day before approaching Earth at 568,500 km (353,200 mi).^[3]

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