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Asteroid 2024 PT5 Discovered in August

The asteroid, first spotted on August 7 using NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), has a diameter of approximately 10 meters (33 feet) and will remain in Earth's gravitational pull for 53 days.

An asteroid named 2024 ON just passed near Earth without causing any damage, and another asteroid, which might appear like a mini-moon, is on its way. That asteroid, named 2024 PT5, is just 33 feet long and is travelling in cosmic space.
t is quite rare to see an asteroid being attracted by Earth’s gravitational pull, as in most cases asteroids either miss Earth or burn upon entering the planet’s atmosphere. An asteroid that cannot escape Earth’s gravitation is called a mini-moon. As 2024 PT5 is a smaller asteroid, despite falling into Earth’s gravitational pull, it will be visible only through special telescopes.

It will soon be captured by Earth’s gravity for a singular orbit, which means the 2024 PT5 asteroid will make half a revolution in a horseshoe-shaped orbit around the planet before it continues its cosmic journey.

Temporary mini-moons have been observed periodically throughout history. For example, in 2006, an asteroid captured by Earth's gravity orbited the planet from July 2006 to July 2007 before drifting away. Another mini-moon remained in orbit for several years before departing in 2020.

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