1 day ago · Overview. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is a near-Earth asteroid, meaning it is an asteroid in an orbit that brings it into Earth’s region of the Solar System. 2024 YR4 is estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet (40 – 90 meters) wide and has a very small chance of Earth impact on Dec. 22, 2032.

Jan 27, 2025 · 2024 YR4 at the JPL Small-Body Database. Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters; Close approach fact sheet for asteroid 2024 YR4, ESA's NEO Coordination Centre; Images of 2024 YR4, taken by ATLAS in January 2025, at b612.ai; Asteroidticker, comparative JPL data on NEOs in imperial units

Feb 1, 2025 · 2024 YR4 is currently observable and being tracked with several telescopes, including the Magdalena Ridge Observatory in New Mexico, the Danish Telescope, and the Very Large Telescope in Chile. As the asteroid moves away from Earth and becomes fainter, larger and larger telescopes will be required to detect it.

1 day ago · While still an extremely low possibility, additional observations and analysis of asteroid 2024 YR4 indicate that its impact probability with Earth has increased to a 2.3% chance on Dec. 22, 2032. Ongoing observations from ground-based telescopes involved with the International Asteroid Warning Network will continue while the asteroid is still ...

1 day ago · Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, according to the European Space Agency. The risk assessment has increased from a chance of 1.2% over the ...

1 day ago · On Jan. 29, the chances of this asteroid (named 2024 YR4) striking our planet on Dec. 22, 2032, were 1.3 percent. Then they rose to 1.7 percent on Feb. 1, before dropping the next day to 1.4 percent.

2 days ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4 is now rated at Level 3 on this scale, meaning it merits close attention from astronomers, the public, and government officials. This is the second time an asteroid has reached ...

3 days ago · Dubbed 2024 YR4, the asteroid was first spotted on December 27, 2024, by the El Sauce Observatory in Chile. Based on its brightness, astronomers estimate it is between 130 and 300 feet wide.

Jan 29, 2025 · Near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered on 27 December 2024 at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile. Shortly after its discovery, automated asteroid warning systems determined that the object had a very small chance of potentially impacting Earth on 22 December 2032. 2024 YR4 is ...

Jan 27, 2025 · On February 6, 2025, the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting us went up once again, to a 1-in-43 chance. That’s 2.3%. The asteroid remains at a 3 on the Torino scale.