A pair of asteroid dynamics researchers from Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria have found that a small asteroid will make one orbit around the Earth starting this month before departing back into other parts of the solar system.
  • CadeillacEnglish
    17•2 months ago

    Is it going to be visible to the naked eye?

    • @HalaEnglish
      21•2 months ago

      I’m no expert but with a size of 10m, I don’t think so :/

    • @[email protected]OPMEnglish
      9•2 months ago

      Quoting from another article:

      The researchers said, unfortunately, it would be too dim to see with the naked eye. According to the NASA JPL, 2024 PT5 has an absolute magnitude of 27.6, which is very dim and won’t be visible through most amateur telescopes.