Asteroid (2024 TD16)
Closest pass on 2026-Oct-07 07:37 TDB (Julian Date: 2461320.81736326)
Key Facts
- On 2026-Oct-07 07:37, asteroid (2024 TD16) passed Earth at a nominal distance of 5,440,000 km (14.1 lunar distances).
- At closest approach, the object was traveling at 11.8 km/s relative to Earth.
- The object has an estimated size of 16.9 m, which is about one and a half school buses.
- The miss distance was just over 14 times the distance to the Moon.
- Hazard classification: 10 to 25 meters. Produces a powerful high-altitude shockwave capable of shattering windows, damaging roofs, and producing minor local injuries like the 2013 Chelyabinsk event.
Visual Scale Comparison
| Target | 17 m |
|---|---|
| Smaller | school bus: 12 m |
| Larger | tennis court: 23.8 m |
Object size compared to known reference benchmarks.
Miss Distance Orbital Dial
Concentric orbital rings showing Earth, Moon orbit, and asteroid trajectory.
Astrometric & Orbital Parameters
| Designation | 2024 TD16 |
|---|---|
| Full Object Name | (2024 TD16) |
| Nominal Miss Distance | 5,440,000 km (14.1 lunar distances / 0.036343382541984 au) |
| 3-Sigma Minimum Distance | 3,074,509.862 km (7.998 LD) |
| Relative Velocity (v_rel) | 11.8035852652762 km/s (about one and a half ISS orbital speeds) |
| Velocity at Infinity (v_inf) | 11.7973724651785 km/s |
| Time Uncertainty (3-sigma) | 3_13:05 |
| Absolute Magnitude (H) | 26.61 mag |
| Orbit Solution ID | 1 (NASA JPL Small-Body Database) |
| Inside Moon Orbit | No |
| Inside Geostationary Ring | No |
Cite this page
Permanent URL: https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Oct-07/2024-td16/ | Machine-readable twin: index.json
APA:
What Nearly Hit Us Project. (2026). Asteroid (2024 TD16) Close Approach on 2026-Oct-07 07:37. What Nearly Hit Us. Retrieved from https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Oct-07/2024-td16/MLA:
"Asteroid (2024 TD16) Close Approach on 2026-Oct-07 07:37." What Nearly Hit Us, What Nearly Hit Us Project, 2026-09-24, https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Oct-07/2024-td16/.BibTeX:
@misc{approach_2024TD16_202607,
title = {Asteroid (2024 TD16) Close Approach on 2026-Oct-07 07:37},
author = {{What Nearly Hit Us Project}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Oct-07/2024-td16/},
note = {Primary upstream source: NASA/JPL CNEOS CAD API}
}