Scientists from Universidad Complutense de Madrid have announced that Starting on September 29, 2024, our planet will have one more moon. It’s called an asteroid “2024 PT5” This becomes Earth’s moon for a short period of about 2 months.
“Asteroid 2024 PT5” Scientists have followed it with the last warning system of Earth’s Asteroid impact, a NASA-funded asteroid tracking system using equipment in Sutherland. South Africa
Carlos Marcos, professor at Universidad Complutense de Madrid and head of the research team said……
“Things to visit Earth this time It’s an asteroid from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which is a rocky asteroid belt. and has an orbit similar to Earth’s. Objects in the asteroid belt are part of a group of near-Earth objects such as asteroids and comets.”
for Asteroid 2024 PT5 It has a diameter of about 11 meters and a diameter of about 3,474 kilometers and has an orbital path close enough to the Earth that it is captured by the Earth’s gravity during September 29 – November 25, 2024 During this time, 2024 PT5 will temporarily become Earth’s moon. In a period of about 56 days, there is a horseshoe-like path. Before this asteroid escapes from Earth’s gravitational pull, and returns to the Sun’s orbit on the same path again
“Moon” By definition, astronomy is international “Solid astronomical objects orbiting planets. Asteroid dwarf planet”
The temporary presence of the Earth’s moon this time is not the first time in the past since it was recorded The Earth has been attracted to at least 5 asteroids, such as asteroid 2006 RH120, which is small, about 2-3 meters, orbiting the Earth at a distance of 1.74 million km between July 2006 and July 2007.
Although many people are waiting to see the new moon But with a small size So the asteroid has a brightness level of only 27.6 To see it requires an 8 meter telescope exposed to light throughout the night. This makes it impossible for those who want to see it to easily see it with their own devices.
Information – reference photo
– place.com (Earth will get another moon this month – but not for long)
– cbsnews.com (US Earth will get a second “mini-moon” for 2 months this year)
