Earth Will Get a Second 'Mini-Moon' For 2 Months This Year 🌑

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Summary:

  1. Temporary Visitor
    A small asteroid, designated 2024 PT5, will temporarily become a mini-moon, orbiting Earth from September 29 to November 25, 2024.

  2. Discovery and Tracking
    Researchers from the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System spotted 2024 PT5 in South Africa and tracked its orbit for 21 days to determine its path.

  3. Future Return
    This mini-moon will return to Earth’s orbit in 2055, but it will be too small to see with amateur telescopes.

Read more at: CBS News

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I live in South Africa. will check to see if Stellarium has this information updated so i can possibly spot it from my home

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