{"id":189770,"date":"2024-09-20T09:51:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T13:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/the-earth-will-have-a-new-mini-moon-2-months\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T15:30:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T19:30:35","slug":"the-earth-will-have-a-new-mini-moon-2-months","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/the-earth-will-have-a-new-mini-moon-2-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth will have a new mini-Moon from September to November"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This fall, a mini-moon will accompany our planet in its orbit: asteroid 2024 PT5. <\/strong>Recently discovered by the ATLAS system in South Africa, this small asteroid will small asteroid<\/a><\/strong>The asteroid, about the size of a bus, will be temporarily trapped by the Earth’s gravity for about two months.<\/p>\n\n

An asteroid that will orbit the Earth<\/h2>\n\n

The asteroid 2024 PT5 was sighted for the first time last August 7 and astronomers have<\/strong> already calculated that it will begin to orbit the Earth on September 29.<\/strong>\nAccording to Carlos and Ra\u00fal de la Fuente Marcos, researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid, this cosmic visitor will accompany our planet until November 25.<\/strong>\nDuring that period, the Earth will have two moons: the traditional one and this new mini-moon. <\/p>\n\n

Although the news may excite astronomy enthusiasts, the astronomy<\/a><\/strong>Unfortunately, 2024 PT5 will be impossible to observe with the naked eye<\/strong>.\nIts small size and magnitude will make it invisible for telescopes<\/a><\/strong> telescopes. <\/p>\n\n

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