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The object orbits the Sun but makes slow close approaches to the Earth–Moon system. Between 29 September (19:54 UTC) and 25 November 2024 (16:43 UTC) (a period of 1 month and 27 days) [4] it passed just outside Earth's Hill sphere (roughly 0.01 AU [1.5 million km; 0.93 million mi]) at a low relative velocity (in the range 0.002 km/s (4.5 mph) – 0.439 km/s [980 mph]) and will become ...
So stay tuned for pictures. When the mini-moon returns. The asteroid won't make a close approach to Earth until after it loses mini-moon status, though. In November, the sun's gravity will pull it ...
Earth has a new “mini-moon” after an asteroid has joined our orbit.. The object, known as 2024 PT5, has been chasing after us for years. Now, it has become close enough to be pulled in by our ...
The mini-moon will be small — 33 feet long — and dim. NASA uses magnitude to describe brightness in space. A 6.5 magnitude is generally the dimmest object the human eye can see.
A New Mini-Moon Was Found Orbiting Earth. There Will Be More. by Rebecca Boyle, The New York Times, 27 Feb 2020; Gemini Telescope Images "Minimoon" Orbiting Earth — in Color! Archived 10 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine, OIR Laboratory press release, 27 Feb 2020; Looks like Earth has a new natural moon by Deborah Byrd, EarthSky, 26 Feb 2020
There's a new moon on the horizon. The Earth will gain a second, mini-moon on Sept. 29, but it won't stick around too long, USA TODAY reports.The asteroid 2024 PT5 is expected to escape Earth's ...
Stunning photos: Partial lunar eclipse occurs during Harvest supermoon. ... In order to be considered a mini-moon, an incoming body must reach Earth at a range around 2.8 million miles (4.5 ...
A temporary “mini-moon” orbiting the Earth for the last two months drifted away on Tuesday, resuming its journey around the Sun. The 10m-wide asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 had been circling the ...