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Earth's moon soon won't be the only orbiting body in the sky. 'Mini-moon' asteroid 2024 PT5 will soon be here.
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 ...
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 became temporarily ...
Earth's orbit will temporarily capture a mini moon — a tiny asteroid called Asteroid 2024 PT5. Local educators tell us whether we'll be able to see it and if we can watch it.
The mini-moon won't be visible to to the naked eye. The average home telescope won't be able to capture it, either. The mini-moon will be small — 33 feet long — and dim.
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 ...
Will the 2024 PT5 mini-moon be visible in Oregon skies? Unfortunately, most Oregonians will not be able to see the mini-moon first-hand. According to Space.com's reporting, a telescope with a ...
In order to be considered a "mini-moon," an incoming object must reach Earth at a range around 2.8 million miles and at a steady space of about 2,200 mph, according to Marcos.