What you need to know about Earth’s new, temporary mini-moon
网页1 天前 · 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 a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year - CBS News
网页1 天前 · But Earth's gravitational pull will draw 2024 PT5 towards it and, much like our moon, it will orbit our planet — but only for 56.6 days.. While other non-Earth objects, or NEOs, have entered ...
Mini-moon to orbit Earth for 2 months. Asteroid 2024 PT5 …
网页1 天前 · 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 ...
Earth will get a 'mini-moon' this month, but it's only visiting
网页1 天前 · That's what's happening later this month. Asteroid 2024 PT5 is passing so close that it will temporarily join Earth and essentially become a "mini-moon." This happens once in a while with near ...
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
网页3 天之前 · This month, Earth will grab itself a second moon in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5. Unlike the moon, Earth's primary companion which has accompanied our planet for around 4 billion years ...
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
网页4 天之前 · 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
网页2024年9月12日 · 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
网页2 天之前 · 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 ...
A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
网页Sept. 12, 2024. When approaching Earth, asteroids tend to do one of two things: Most of the time, they miss. Sometimes, they hit, leaving a bright streak in our planet’s sky or a gruesome new ...
Earth to have new mini-moon for two months - Phys.org
网页2024年9月13日 · More information: Carlos de la Fuente Marcos et al, A Two-month Mini-moon: 2024 PT 5 Captured by Earth from September to November, Research Notes of the AAS (2024). DOI: 10.3847/2515-5172/ad781f ...
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