Earth is set to get a second "mini-moon" during the upcoming two months this year, comprised of a small asteroid that will be orbiting the planet.&nbsp;<br>
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<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earth-second-mini-moon-2024/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CBS News</a> reports that the Asteroid was discovered in August and will be orbiting Earth in a horseshoe shape from September 29 to November 25. It was spotted by researchers at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, which is funded by NASA to monitor asteroids, who named it 2024 PT5. One of their instruments in South Africa picked the asteroid up.&nbsp;<br>
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While 2024 PT5 will be of the larger mini-moons the planet has experienced, it will still be too small to spot with the naked eye or amateur telescopes.{ai:summary}<p>Earth will have a second "mini-moon," a small asteroid named 2024 PT5, orbiting from September 29 to November 25, 2023. Discovered by NASA-funded researchers, it comes from the Arjuna asteroid belt and will be drawn into Earth's gravity during its orbit.</p><p>This asteroid will be visible as a mini-moon for 56 days before remaining near Earth for several months, with its closest approach on January 9, 2025. It will not be visible to the naked eye or amateur telescopes. #science</p>

Earth to have a 2nd ‘mini-moon’ this fall

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