NASA’s Planetary Radar Tracks Two Large Asteroid Close …
WEBJul 3, 2024 · The Goldstone Solar System Radar, part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, made these observations of the recently discovered 500-foot-wide (150-meter-wide) asteroid 2024 MK, which made its closest approach — within about 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers) of Earth — on June 29.
Earth to get an asteroid mini-moon for 2 months
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Earth’s gravity will temporarily capture a newly discovered asteroid named 2024 PT5, creating a mini-moon. According to researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, the...
Mini-moon to orbit Earth for 2 months. Asteroid 2024 PT5 …
WEB3 days ago · During its 56-day orbit, Asteroid 2024 PT5 will travel in a horseshoe-shaped trajectory before leaving Earth's gravity. It's unlikely we can catch a glimpse of the passing mini-moon as it...
Asteroid 2024 PT5 Is Set To Be A Mini-Moon Of Earth - IFLScience
WEBSep 13, 2024 · An asteroid heading towards Earth is set to have an unusual fate: instead of smashing through our planet’s atmosphere, it’s likely to become trapped in orbit and become a mini-moon.
Asteroid to Pass Close to Earth Tomorrow—How to See It
WEBJun 28, 2024 · The asteroid, named 2024 MK, will zoom past us closer than the moon orbits the Earth on Saturday morning, and is around the same size as the Washington Monument at between 394 to 853 feet in...
Earth to get bus-size asteroid as temporary 'mini-moon' - New …
WEB3 days ago · The bus-size asteroid, which was discovered on August 7 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), will be sucked in by Earth’s gravitational pull from...
Nasa issues alert for stadium-sized asteroid approaching Earth
WEB5 days ago · Nasa has issued an alert for a stadium-sized asteroid set to make a close approach to Earth on Tuesday. The 2024 ON asteroid measures 290 metres (950 feet) across and will come within 1 million...
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid the size of a skyscraper to skim …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The gigantic asteroid 2024 ON, about the size of a blue whale, will fly close to Earth next Tuesday, missing our planet by 2.6 times the distance between Earth and the moon.
Catalog Page for PIA26451
WEBThis series of radar images obtained by the Deep Space Network's Goldstone Solar System Radar near Barstow, California, on Sept. 16, 2024, shows the near-Earth asteroid 2024 ON a day before its close approach with our planet.
Asteroid (NEO) 2024 ON - TheSkyLive
WEBJan 1, 2013 · Asteroid (NEO) 2024 ON is in the constellation of Eridanus, at a distance of 2,463,754.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 04h 23m 46s and the Declination is -35° 52’ 32” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2024 ON is 13.84 (data provided by JPL Horizons).