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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Earth is getting a second moon, a mini-moon asteroid called 2024 PT5, ... Another asteroid, called 2022 NX1, briefly fell into Earth's orbit in 2022. Astronomers declared it to be a mini-moon, or ...
In order to be considered a mini-moon, an incoming body must reach Earth at a range around 2.8 million miles (4.5 million km) and at a steady space of about 2,200 mph (3,540 km/h), according to ...
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