Mini-moon to orbit Earth for 2 months. Asteroid 2024 PT5 …
WEB10 hours ago · Compared to Earth's moon, which has a diameter of 2,159 miles, asteroid 2024 PT5 is just a tiny spec measuring at about 33 feet wide. That's about the width of a city bus. This is not the first ...
Asteroid to orbit Earth as 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months: When …
WEB21 hours ago · Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news 8-year-old girl drove mom's SUV on Target run: ... An Arjuna asteroid called 2024 PT5 will become a mini-moon orbiting Earth from Sept. 29 to ...
What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
WEB10 hours ago · A true mini-moon would fully orbit Earth at least one time. The 2024 PT5 won’t complete a perfect full orbit. In his article, Carlos, the researcher, said the asteroid would instead follow a ...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEB2 days ago · Once 2024 PT5 has fulfilled its role as a mini-moon, it will return to a sun-centered orbit, remaining part of the Arjuna asteroid belt. Related Stories: — Asteroid Apophis will visit Earth in 2029.
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEB3 days ago · The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug. 7. The space rock will make one complete orbit of our planet between ...
Earth to get an asteroid mini-moon for 2 months
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Earth’s gravity will temporarily capture a newly discovered asteroid named 2024 PT5, creating a mini-moon. According to researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos,...
Earth Welcomes a New 'Mini-Moon' Later This Month
WEB1 day ago · This temporary mini-moon is actually a small asteroid about 10 meters (33 feet) wide. Officially known as 2024 PT₅, the rock was only discovered last month, and calculations of its path indicate it will become a satellite of Earth on September 29. It will be our little travel companion for 56.6 days, completing one full orbit of Earth in that ...
Earth will soon have a ‘second moon’ — at least for a little while
WEB1 day ago · Updated: Sep 18, 2024 / 02:09 PM CDT. (KTLA) — Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the “moon” in question is a celestial body known as 2024 PT 5 that is believed to be an Arjuna asteroid. Arjuna asteroids are “minor ...
A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
WEB6 days ago · But, he said, observations of 2024 PT5 indicate that “it is a natural object, no doubt about that.” The asteroid was discovered on Aug. 7 using the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last ...
A Two-month Mini-moon: 2024 PT5 Captured by Earth from …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · An example of NEO experiencing such a temporarily captured flyby is 2022 NX 1, which was a short-lived mini-moon in 1981 and 2022. Here, we show that the recently discovered small body 2024 PT 5 follows a horseshoe path and it will become a mini-moon in 2024, from September 29 until November 25.
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