Dubbed the 2024 PT5, the 'mini-moon' will orbit Earth for nearly two months. It comes in a season of lunar phenomena.

The 33-foot-long asteroid known as 2024 PT5 was discovered by researchers in South Africa. But, it's not actually a mini-moon, and it is unlikely to be seen by the average skywatcher.

This is not the first mini-moon that Earth has had. 2024 PT5 is tracing a very similar path to asteroid 2022 NX1, which was also about 33 feet in diameter. In 1981 and 2022, the asteroid 2022 NX1 ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon itself.

Earth will be getting a second moon in the form of Asteroid 2024 PT5, which will start orbiting our planet later this month. brutto film - stock.adobe.com ...

What is 2024 PT5, which will orbit Earth like a second moon? The asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug. 7, per USA TODAY.

That's no moon, it's an asteroid. Earth is set to have a visitor in its orbit in the form of a "mini-moon" also known as asteroid 2024 PT5 over the next couple of months. The asteroid is set to ...

The 33-foot-long asteroid known as 2024 PT5 was discovered by researchers in South Africa. But, it's not actually a mini-moon, and it is unlikely to be seen by the average skywatcher.

That's no moon, it's an asteroid. Earth is set to have a visitor in its orbit in the form of a "mini-moon" also known as asteroid 2024 PT5 over the next couple of months.

Asteroid 2024 PT5 is 10 meters wide, which is about 33 feet, roughly the size of a city bus. In contrast, Earth's moon has a diameter of 2,159 miles, making 2024 PT5 just a tiny speck compared to it.

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

2024 PT5 will make a horseshoe-type orbit around the Earth. The study dubbed it a "temporarily captured flyby," meaning this mini-moon is not expected to complete a full revolution around Earth.