Jan 27, 2025 · 2024 YR 4 is an asteroid between 40 and 100 metres (130 and 330 ft) in diameter, classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth object.It was discovered by the Chilean station of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on 27 December 2024. [2] [1] As of 5 February 2025, 2024 YR 4 was rated 3 on the Torino scale with a 1 in 53 (1.9%) …

15 hours ago · What we know 2024 YR4 and its chances of hitting Earth. Dubbed 2024 YR4, the asteroid was first spotted on December 27, 2024, by the El Sauce Observatory in Chile. Based on its brightness ...

Jan 29, 2025 · The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, was detected by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System on Dec. 27, 2024. According to researchers , it has about a 1-in-83 chance of impacting our ...

6 days ago · 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.

Jan 29, 2025 · Asteroid 2024 YR4 has an almost 99% chance of safely passing Earth on 22 December 2032, but a possible impact cannot yet be entirely ruled out.; The asteroid is estimated to be between 40 m and 100 m wide. It is too early to determine where exactly on Earth a potential impact could occur.

Jan 29, 2025 · Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first reported on Dec. 27, 2024, to the Minor Planet Center– the international clearing house for small-body positional measurements – by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System station in Chile. The asteroid, which is estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, caught astronomers’ attention ...

8 hours ago · A newly discovered near-Earth asteroid called 2024 YR4 is one possibly perilous object: It’s a 130 to 300-foot long rock that currently stands a 1 in 53 chance of impacting somewhere on Earth on ...

2 days ago · YR4 was detected on 27 December 2024. Astronomers calculated that it was between 40m and 90m across. This would have the power of a nuclear bomb were it to hit the Earth and cause severe damage if ...

6 days ago · YR4, it seemed, had a 1.3 percent chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032. This assessment corresponds to a threat level of 3 on the Torino scale, a metric that ranks the danger an asteroid ...

Jan 29, 2025 · • Impact Risk Corridor: The impact risk corridor for 2024 YR4, which is the region of Earth along which a potential impact could occur, extends across the eastern Pacific Ocean, northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Arabian Sea, and South Asia • Asteroid size: 2024 YR4 is likely in the range 40–90 meters (130–300 feet ...