Mini Moon 2024 Pt5000. Unlike the familiar moon, which has orbited earth for over 4 billion years, this newcomer — an asteroid named 2024 pt5 — will be a temporary visitor, captured by our. Projected path of asteroid 2024 pt5.
Officially known as 2024 pt₅, the rock was only discovered last month, and calculations. Earth will gain a mini moon in a few weeks, when a tiny asteroid known as 2024 pt5 circles our planet for a little under two months.