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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 ...
Then it will stay on its new orbit around the Sun. ... But we have had them in the past, as in the case of 2022 NX1 – which joined Earth as a mini-Moon in 1981 and then came back in 2022.
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.
Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won't be making an impact. Instead, it'll be what space enthusiasts have dubbed a mini-moon, and it will stick around ...
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 ...
The orbit of 2020 CD 3 around the Earth. The white band is the orbit of the Moon. Trajectory and orbits of 2020 CD 3 around Earth, from 2015 to 2020. [b] Because 2020 CD 3 has an Earth-like heliocentric orbit, its motion relative to Earth is low, allowing for it to slowly approach the planet and be captured. [5]
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 orbit on Nov. 25 and be pulled ...
In order to be considered a mini-moon, an incoming body must reach Earth at a range around 2.8 million miles and at a steady space of about 2,200 mph, according to reporting by Space.com.