Earth Second Moon To Be Visible Today Asteroid 2024 PT5 all details here

Today is a very special day for those interested in space events. Today the Earth is going to get its second ‘moon’. That is, just as the Moon is present close to our Earth and is revolving around it, in the same way another rock will come close to the Earth’s orbit and start revolving around it. It is actually a small asteroid named Asteroid 2024 PT5. So will this asteroid hit the Earth? If not, what will happen? Let us know some very special things about this astronomical event.

Asteroid 2024 PT5 is going to come close to the Earth today. It will revolve around the Earth under the influence of gravity from September 29 to November 25. That means the Earth will now have 2 moons. However, it is very small in size and is only 33 feet in size. Report According to, it cannot be seen with naked eyes. The second important thing is that it will not shine the way the moon shines at night. To see it you will need special equipment like telescope etc. Even ordinary telescopes will not be able to see it. It can be viewed only online. Various space agencies will capture it.

Asteroid 2024 PT5 actually comes from the Arjun asteroid belt. There are many asteroids in this belt whose orbit is said to be similar to that of Earth. NASA discovered this asteroid for the first time on August 7. It was discovered by NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS).

The interesting thing is that it will not even complete one revolution around the Earth. Since Earth’s gravity is very powerful, there will be a slight change in its orbit and after that it will leave Earth’s orbit. According to BBC, many asteroids come within 45 lakh kilometers of the Earth. Similarly, when a small asteroid like 2024 PT5 comes close to the Earth at a slow speed (less than about 3540 kilometers per hour), its gravity binds it and it starts rotating around it. The same incident is going to happen today also.

Such incidents have happened before also. In 1981, an asteroid named 2022 NX1 also came close to the Earth and started revolving around it. After that it came close to the Earth again in 2022. Many times these asteroids are so small that they are not even visible to space scientists.