The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about two months.
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Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earth-second-mini-moon-2024/
Tarogar@feddit.org 4 months ago
Too small to even see with anything but super expensive professional tools. Unfortunate.
parpol@programming.dev 4 months ago
At least we will still be able to see C/2023 A3 in early October without any equipment at all. I’ve had this one marked on my calendar for quite a while now.