Earth'S Mini Moon 2024 Wikipedia. 29, the earth will have a temporary second “mini moon.” a new asteroid, named 2024 pt5, is set to briefly orbit the planet, marking a rare celestial event. The regular moon's new, temporary friend is 2024 pt₅, an asteroid captured from the arjuna asteroid group.
By november 25, the sun’s gravitational tugging will have overcome that of earth’s, sending this mini moon back into its default heliocentric orbit with the rest of its arjuna kin. Earth is set to get a second moon later this month.
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