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 2 February 2025, 2024 YR 4 was rated 3 on the Torino scale with a 1 in 71 (1.4%) chance of impacting Earth on 22 ...

4 days ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4 is now rated at Level 3 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale: a close encounter that warrants attention from astronomers and the public. It is important to remember that an asteroid’s impact probability often rises at first before quickly dropping to zero after additional observations. For an explanation of why this happens ...

6 days ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4 swept into the view of the ATLAS asteroid impact early warning system – with telescopes in Hawaii, Chile and South Africa – on December 25, 2024. As of January 27, 2025, the ...

4 days ago · 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 ...

17 hours ago · Preparing for asteroid 2024 YR4. Astronomers will soon switch to more powerful telescopes to track 2024 YR4 as it dims. They aim to collect enough measurements to refine orbital calculations and ease public concerns. SMPAG’s meeting next week will focus on next steps if the risk level remains the same. By staying informed and ready, experts ...

1 day ago · If asteroid 2024 YR4 becomes unobservable before a definitive impact risk assessment for 2032 can be made, it may remain on ESA’s risk list until it becomes visible again in 2028. Davide Farnocchia, navigation engineer at CNEOS and JPL, told CNN that the future position of an asteroid can be predicted using the available tracking data. ...

2 days ago · Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 1.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, ... If 2024 YR4 disappears from view before space agencies can entirely rule out any chance of impact, the ...

3 days ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4’s rating of 3 is the second-highest an asteroid has ever reached. The only asteroid ranked higher was Apophis, discovered in 2004 and rated 4, but subsequently downgraded to 1 and then 0. We now know with certainty that Apophis will …

3 days ago · The near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, as seen by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in January 2025, shortly after the object was discovered in December 2024. As of January 29 ...

4 days ago · Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December 2032. By Robin George Andrews Robin George Andrews has written a book ...