2024 PTS… This is the Moon which was the guest of the Earth for two months. Now it has left our home and set out on an infinite journey into space. This moon is moving towards its home, which is an asteroid belt. The name of this belt is Arjun Asteroid Belt. Which exists between the earth and the sun. It was the size of a bus.
This belt is 15 crore km from the sun. Almost the same distance as the Earth is from the Sun. Professor Carlos dela Fuente Marco of Madrid University said that the direction of the Arjun asteroid belt is different. The stones in this belt are usually near-Earth objects. Some of these stones come very close to the earth. Up to a distance of approximately 45 lakh km. Their speed can be up to 3540 km/hr.
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This moon will again pass by the Earth in January next year. Then its distance from the earth is 17.8 lakh kilometers. It is being tracked by the Goldstone Solar System radar antenna installed in the Mojave Desert of California. Apart from this, NASA’s Deep Space Network is also continuously keeping an eye on it.
What are mini-moons?
Mini-moons come close to the Earth in two ways. The first is that an object gets stuck in the Earth’s gravity and cannot escape for a year or two. Keep revolving around the earth. Secondly, if a stone comes for a short period of time. Go around half or one round of the earth. It lasts for a few days to a few weeks.
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These are those mini-moons which have already roamed the Earth
So far, two stone mini-moons were formed twice for a long time. First 2006 RH120 and 2020 CD3. Apart from this, three were stranded for short periods of time. These are- 1991 VG, 2022 NX1 and this time 2024 PTS. Scientists all over the world are waiting for the arrival of this mini-moon. Engaged in studying its path and behavior.
You cannot see it with an ordinary telescope or binoculars. To see this, a CCD or CMOS detector telescope of at least 30 inches diameter is required. A report about this mini-moon has recently been published in The Research Notes of the AAS Journal.
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