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Earth to capture temporary mini-moon asteroid this weekend

space.com — September 26, 2024 at 11:00 AM UTC

Earth will temporarily capture a small asteroid, named 2024 PT5, this Sunday, September 29. This "mini-moon" will orbit Earth for a few weeks before returning to its usual path around the sun. Unlike the permanent moon, which has been with Earth for about 4 billion years, 2024 PT5 is only about 37 feet wide. It will not be visible to most amateur astronomers due to its small size and dimness. This event is part of a common phenomenon where Earth captures asteroids briefly. Previous captures have lasted from a week to several years, but 2024 PT5 will only be around until November 25.

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NASA tracks temporary mini moon asteroid 2024 PT5 orbiting Earth (livemint.com)

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Earth captures new minimoon 2024 PT5 but it's not visible to the naked eye (gadgets360.com)

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Earth welcomes temporary mini-moon 2024 PT5 for two-month visit (indiatoday.in)

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Earth to welcome temporary mini moon 2024 PT5 for two months (ctvnews.ca)

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Earth welcomes new mini-moon 2024 PT5 for two-month visit (tribune.com.pk)

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Earth captures temporary mini moon as asteroid 2024 PT5 orbits for two months (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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Earth captures temporary second moon named 2024 PT5 for two months (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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Bus-sized asteroid to become temporary mini moon for Earth starting Sunday (abc7news.com)

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Bus-sized asteroid to become temporary mini moon of Earth starting Sunday (abc13.com)

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Bus-sized asteroid to orbit Earth as mini moon starting Sunday (abc30.com)

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Bus-sized asteroid to become temporary mini moon of Earth starting Sunday (6abc.com)

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New mini moon 2024 PT5 orbits Earth until November 25 (zeenews.india.com)

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Earth to capture mini moon asteroid 2024 PT5 for two months starting Sunday (hindustantimes.com)

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Small asteroid 2024 PT5 to briefly orbit Earth starting Sunday (hindustantimes.com)

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NASA announces temporary mini-Moon to orbit Earth from September 29 to November 25 (cosmopolitan.com)

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Earth to welcome temporary mini moon 2024 PT5 tonight (ndtv.com)

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Earth to host temporary mini moon for two months starting today (phys.org)

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Earth to gain temporary mini moon today as asteroid enters orbit (khaleejtimes.com)

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Earth's new mini-moon 2024 PT5 arrives for a brief visit until November 25 (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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Asteroid 2024 PT5 to become temporary mini-moon for Earth starting today (ndtv.com)

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Asteroid set to become Earth's temporary mini moon before meteor shower peaks (thesun.co.uk)

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Asteroid set to become Earth's temporary mini moon starting tomorrow night (thesun.ie)

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Earth captures new mini-moon as asteroid enters orbit (independent.co.uk)

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Earth to host temporary mini moon for two months starting Sunday (yahoo.com)

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Earth to welcome temporary mini moon for two months starting Sunday (thestar.com)

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Earth to host temporary mini moon 2024 PT5 for two months (abcnews.go.com)

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Earth to welcome temporary mini moon 2024 PT5 for two months (9news.com)

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Earth to gain temporary second moon from September 29 to November 25 (livemint.com)

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Earth to host temporary mini moon 2024 PT5 from September 29 to November 25 (english.elpais.com)

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Earth to capture small asteroid as temporary second moon this weekend (phys.org)

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Radar images reveal unusual asteroid shape as it passes Earth (gizmodo.com)

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Earth's mini-moon 2024 PT5 to appear in the sky starting September 29 (business-standard.com)

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Earth to capture temporary mini-moon asteroid this weekend (space.com)

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Earth to gain temporary mini-moon starting September 29 (mirror.co.uk)

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Earth's temporary mini-moon 2024 PT5 visible from September 29 (cnbctv18.com)

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Earth captures small asteroid 2024 PT5 as temporary mini moon (in.mashable.com)

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New mini-moon 2024 PT5 to enter Earth's orbit this week (sbs.com.au)

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Earth to gain temporary second moon from asteroid 2024 PT5 (bbc.com)

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Mini moon 2024 PT5 to enter Earth's orbit on September 29 (irishexaminer.com)

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Asteroid 2024 PT5 to become Earth's temporary mini-moon this fall (gadgets360.com)

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Earth captures new mini-moon asteroid 2024 PT5 until November (independent.co.uk)

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Earth captures new mini-moon asteroid 2024 PT5 for two months (independent.co.uk)

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Earth welcomes new mini-moon 2024 PT5 for temporary orbit (indiatoday.in)

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Earth to welcome temporary mini-moon asteroid 2024 PT5 for two months (cnbctv18.com)

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Earth to welcome temporary mini-moon from September to November (independent.co.uk)

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Earth to gain temporary second moon from asteroid 2024 PT5 (nbcchicago.com)

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Earth to gain temporary second moon for 57 days starting September 29 (businessinsider.com)

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Earth to gain temporary second moon from asteroid 2024 PT5 (nbcchicago.com)

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Earth to gain temporary second moon from asteroid 2024 PT5 (nbcchicago.com)

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Earth to welcome temporary mini-moon 2024 PT5 from September 29 (phys.org)

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Earth to gain temporary second moon from asteroid 2024 PT5 (nbcchicago.com)

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Earth to welcome temporary mini-moon starting Sunday (sea.mashable.com)

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Asteroid 2024 PT to become mini-moon for two months without threat (dailystar.co.uk)

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Earth to welcome temporary mini-moon from September 29 to November 25 (independent.co.uk)

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