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Earth will temporarily get a second moon next week when a tiny asteroid begins its two month orbit around the planet, though researchers say the space rock likely won’t be visible without the help of a professional telescope.
Asteroid 2024 PT5 is about the size of a bus, standing at around 33 feet long, and researchers predict it will make a horseshoe-like orbit around Earth instead of a full rotation around the planet. Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for about two months, it’ll stay close to the planet for a few months, making its closest approach in January 2025, after which it’s expected to make a return to the planet’s orbit in 2055, according to the study.Asteroid 2024 PT5 will begin its roughly 57-day orbit around Earth on September 29, and it will end on November 25.
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