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Clicking the link, I found this visualization of the approximate orbit: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=2024%20YR4&view=VOP https://ssd.

by SR2Z 2y ago

Clicking the link, I found this visualization of the approximate orbit: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=2024%20YR4&view=VOP https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=2024%... This orbit is around the sun (as asteroids tend to) and the apoapsis is closer to Jupiter's orbit than Mars.

pclmulqdq 2y ago
Also, the gravity of asteroids or small planetary bodies like moons that it passes close to will have some small effects that can add up over a long time period.