2024 UQ

2024 UQ
Discovery[1]
Discovered byH. Weiland
Discovery siteATLAS-HKO
Discovery dateOctober 22, 2024
Designations
2024 UQ
A11dc6D
NEO · Apollo
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 22 October 2024 (JD 2460605.5)
Uncertainty parameter 2
Observation arc0.233 h (14 min)
Aphelion3.742 AU
Perihelion0.594 AU
2.168 AU
Eccentricity0.7258
3.19 yr (1,166 d)
345.776°
0° 18m 31.309s / day
Inclination1.711°
209.139°
267.605°
Earth MOID5.67682×10−6 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 coast 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]

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