Asteroid 2024 YR4 Update — 2026-04-11

Update for 2026-04-11: Asteroid 2024 YR4, first reported in 2024, is being regularly tracked by optical observatories. Recent follow-up observations have tightened its orbit solution and reduced positional uncertainty, improving predictions of its future motion.

Update for 2026-04-11: Asteroid 2024 YR4, first reported in 2024, is being regularly tracked by optical observatories. Recent follow-up observations have tightened its orbit solution and reduced positional uncertainty, improving predictions of its future motion.

There is no current cause for concern. Monitoring teams continue to update risk assessments as new data arrive; for the latest official information consult the NASA JPL Sentry and ESA NEO Coordination Centre webpages.

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