was a 1-meter-sized asteroid or meteoroid that struck the Earth's atmosphere and burned up harmlessly on September 5, 2024, at around 12:40 a.m. PHT (September 4, 16:40 UTC) above the western Pacific Ocean near Cagayan, Philippines. is the ninth impact event that was successfully predicted, which was discovered by Jacqueline Fazekas at NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey.
Ground observation Despite the presence of Typhoon Yagi over the Philippines that the European Space Agency (ESA) initially said "might obscure the view of the asteroid", several observers reported seeing the fireball, including those who posted videos on social media.
See also Asteroid impact prediction
2024 UQ
References
External links
Fireball observation 4885-2024 — list of eyewitness accounts of the fireball collected by the International Meteor Organization