Asteroid 2024 YR4 Update — 2026-04-20

Update for 2026-04-20: I don’t have real-time observational data past my last update (June 2024), so I cannot report the asteroid’s exact position or any new close‑approach calculations for 2026-04-20. For the current, authoritative status of 2024 YR4 — including orbit, predicted close approaches and any impact risk assessment — please consult NASA/JPL CNEOS, the Minor Planet Center, or ESA’s NEO Coordination Centre.

Update for 2026-04-20: I don’t have real-time observational data past my last update (June 2024), so I cannot report the asteroid’s exact position or any new close‑approach calculations for 2026-04-20. For the current, authoritative status of 2024 YR4 — including orbit, predicted close approaches and any impact risk assessment — please consult NASA/JPL CNEOS, the Minor Planet Center, or ESA’s NEO Coordination Centre.

Background: 2024 YR4 was identified in 2024 as a near‑Earth object and has been followed by survey programs since discovery; such objects routinely have their orbits refined as new observations come in. If you’d like, I can summarize what was known about 2024 YR4 up to mid‑2024 or walk you through how to look up the latest data on the JPL Small‑Body Database.

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