2024 PT5 is a near-Earth object roughly 11 meters (36 ft) in diameter discovered by ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland on 7 August 2024, the day before approaching Earth at 568,500 km (353,200 mi). [3] The object orbits the Sun but makes slow close approaches to the Earth–Moon system.

1 day ago · In August 2024, the ATLAS telescope in South Africa discovered asteroid 2024 PT5, a ten-meter-wide space rock roughly the size of a school bus, according to Phys.org. Following its discovery, the ...

1 day ago · Asteroid 2024 PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected into space after a massive impact on the Moon thousands of years ago, the asteroid’s orbit closely matches Earth’s. Researchers confirmed its composition resembles lunar rock, providing a rare opportunity ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Asteroid Lunar Studies. The discovery of 2024 PT5 doubles the number of known asteroids thought to originate from the Moon. Asteroid 469219 Kamo’oalewa was found in 2016 with an Earth-like orbit around the Sun, indicating that it may also have been ejected from the lunar surface after a large impact. As telescopes become more sensitive to ...

2 days ago · An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago. ... known as 2024 PT5, measures about 33 ...

Oct 2, 2024 · Part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, the Goldstone Solar System Radar, near Barstow in California, will track the object during its next close pass of our planet, in January 2025, which will still be five times as far from Earth as the Moon. The asteroid will then leave the vicinity of Earth as it continues its orbit around the Sun.

Jan 22, 2025 · Asteroid Lunar Studies. The discovery of 2024 PT5 doubles the number of known asteroids thought to originate from the Moon. Asteroid 469219 Kamo’oalewa was found in 2016 with an Earth-like orbit around the Sun, indicating that it may also have been ejected from the lunar surface after a large impact. As telescopes become more sensitive to smaller asteroids, more potential Moon boulders will ...

Sep 27, 2024 · A new asteroid, named 2024 PT5, is set to briefly orbit the planet, marking a rare celestial event. Discovered in August, this asteroid is notable for its size and temporary orbital presence with the earth, earning it the informal title of a "mini moon."

Sep 25, 2024 · A small asteroid, 2024 PT5, will spend the next two months alongside our planet as a mini moon before swooping back to deep space

Sep 24, 2024 · Earth’s gravitational pull will snag 2024 PT5 between September 29 and November 25, before it escapes the planet’s orbit and continues its journey around the Sun. UH experts describe the orbit of 2024 PT5 as “Earth-like,” meaning that the asteroid is nearly the same distance from the Sun as the Earth and spends all of its time along a ...