I haven't even read the article, but the answer is either "no" or "almost certainly not" because otherwise the headline would be "Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the moon!"
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It's 4% probability to hit the moon which in space terms is still pretty high considering most of space is made up of space.
Here's to hoping that if it happens, it happens on the visible side (I know, highly unlikely), and that I can afford a telescope.
And that it happens between the hours the moon is actually visible to you.
and not asleep yet
That part can be manipulated a bit
What about 2006CD? Seems to get close to earth on 2025-07-15 and is pretty large (200-500m).