On September 29, 2024 Planet earth will be welcoming another moon into orbit, an asteroid from the Mars Jupiter Asteroid belt.
2024 PT5 is an asteroid that is about to be captured by earth鈥檚 orbit for a short period of time before being released back into the solar system. The miniature asteroid is about the size of a semitrailer. It is currently approaching earth and will be pulled into orbit on September 29 and will depart on 25th November.
It is too small to be seen with the naked eye and can only be seen with a telescope of 30 inches and above, this phenomenon is called a mini moon event by astronomers. It truly is rare.
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