NASA According to scientists, the Earth will have a small ‘second month“will overtake. This new moon is actually called 2024 PT5 a small asteroid. will temporarily enter the planet’s orbit 2024PT5It will remain trapped in Earth’s gravity for about two months, moving in a horseshoe-shaped path. However, at the end of this period it will return to its normal orbit around the Sun and move away from the planet.

professor at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, This temporary process Between September 29 and November 25 He stated that it would revolve around the Earth.

Can only be observed with telescopes

Arjuna asteroid 2024 PT5, which is part of the 93 million miles It is located in a belt made up of space rocks that are spaced apart and whose orbits are very similar to Earth’s. Marcos stated that this asteroid poses no threat to our planet and will travel at a speed of about 3,000 kilometers per hour. He also added that PT5 will remain about 4.5 million kilometers from Earth in 2024, which is about twelve times the distance between the moon and Earth.

It has been reported that the asteroid cannot be seen by ordinary observers due to its small size, but can be seen with the telescopes of professional astronomers. Similar mini-moons in the past entered orbit around the Earth; For example, asteroid 2022 NX1 was found in Earth’s orbit in 1981 and 2022.