- Planet Earth is bidding farewell to “Mini Moon,” a harmless asteroid named 2024 PT5. This leaves on Monday, which has been chasing the Earth for two months and is drawn out by the strong gravitational gravitational force of the sun.
- The asteroid, first discovered in August, began a short gravitational interaction with Earth in late September.
- After departure, the asteroid is not expected to return to Earth until 2055.
Planet Earth For the past two months, they have parted ways with an asteroid tagged as “minimoon.”
The harmless space lock peels off on Monday and is overcome by the strong pull of the solar gravity. However, we will approach in January to visit soon.
NASA uses radar antennas to observe a 33-foot asteroid. It should deepen scientists’ understanding of the object known as the 2024 PT5. month By an asteroid that forms an impactful crater.
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Although technically it is not the moon, it emphasizes that NASA was never captured by Earth’s gravity and was completely captured in orbit – a “interesting object” worthy of research.
On September 17th, 2024, a supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse will rise in Lake Michigan, Chicago. Planet Earth has parted ways with asteroids that have been tagged as “minimoon” for the past two months. (ap photo/kiichiro sto, file)
Brothers of astrophysicists who identified the asteroid’s “minimoon behavior” Raul and Carlos de la Fuente Marcos of Compsenten University in Madrid have worked with telescopes in the Canary Islands for hundreds of observations so far.
Currently, objects over 2 million miles away are too small to be visible without a powerful telescope. In January, we will approach Earth 1.1 million miles, and will continue to maintain a safe distance before orbiting the Sun and expanding further into the solar system, when we return until 2055. That’s almost five times the month.
The NASA logo will be on display at NASA headquarters in Washington, DC on June 21, 2023. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
The asteroid, first discovered in August, entered the Earth’s gravity grip and followed a horseshoe-shaped path before beginning a semi-jogging around Earth in late September.
By the time we return next year, we’ll be moving too fast, more than double the speed we’ve seen in September, said Raul de la Fuente Marcos.
The declining Gibbs Moon will be seen in New York City on June 8th, 2023. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
NASA tracks In January, the asteroid uses a Goldstone solar system radar antenna in the Mohab Desert, California, which is part of the Deep Space Network.
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Current data suggest that during the 2055 visit, a solar-circling asteroid will again create a temporary and partial rap around Earth.
