It's not the moon, but you can call it mini-moon. Earth has captured a tiny object and pulled it into orbit.
The asteroid, known as 2020 CD3, is only the second asteroid known to orbit Earth. And while it won't last, this asteroid acts as a temporary mini-moon whirling around our planet.The discovery was made by Kacper Wierzchos and Theodore Pruyne, researcher specialists for the Catalina Sky Survey. It's a NASA-funded project at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory in Tuscon, Arizona.
— Kacper Wierzchos February 26, 2020 On Tuesday, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Minor Planet Center announced the object. The MPC is"the single worldwide location for receipt and distribution of positional measurements of minor planets, comets and outer irregular natural satellites of the major planets.""Orbit integrations indicate that this object is temporarily bound to the Earth," according to the announcement on its site.
— Kacper Wierzchos February 26, 2020 The asteroid is likely between 6.2 feet and 11.4 feet in diameter, the researchers said on Twitter. The object has a diameter between 1.9 - 3.5 m assuming a C-type asteroid albedo. But it's a big deal as out of ~ 1 million known asteroids, this is just the second asteroid known to orbit Earth .
— Kacper Wierzchos February 26, 2020 The first known asteroid to orbit Earth, asteroid 2006 RH120, was discovered using the Catalina Sky Survey in September 2006. It's known as a TCO, or Temporarily Captured Object to astronomers."The story of 2006 RH120 is not without controversy however, as it's orbit appears similar to some Apollo-era spent rockets boosters, and therefore some scientists believe it may be an artificial object," according to the survey's website.
Mean while space force like...
Any chance it could be used the way Elbe was with Napoleon?
Just noticed it yesterday. Here is the photo I took.
Great!
Oh no , not again 🤔
And to all making jokes about this astroid...I bet u can't pick out a single planet in the sky. I actually saw & identified 4 last night including several constellations & a star 700 times bigger than our Sun.
It's the Black Knight Satellite. Not a 'moon'.
CorruptNSW Earth, along with other planets, have many mini-moons tht are transients. Better to be in orbit that smashing into our cities..
How does this affect werewolves?
OH FUCK HE HAS RETURNED
As long as the Heavens Gate fucks aren't coming back
Too bad it won't last long. Just think...another Moon !
Should we occupie this planet ?
Hey stephenfry, another MOON!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Uh huh... And then there’s global warming..... Eye roll....
It would be neat to have two moons. Let's launch stuff at it and add to its mass. Perhaps we can empty our landfills, and make a garbage moon.
Cool
Tiny object? Must be Trump’s brain.
Who’s fault Bernie aehh I mean Donald
covid-19 origin
Hmm
Benjamin_Magnus that's cool
Gr8 photo. I can tell a lot from it. Pictures is worth 1000 words.
Good job fake news
Are you sure it's just not Brian Stelters ego?
Please watch 😁
realdeal,?
moonion
Well done, Earth! Great catch! More moons the merrier. 😃
I didn’t see anything like a mini moon on the video? Why this? 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Mini Moon
What if it sling shots into our moon?
So is it called moonlet?
Trump is taking credit and wants it named after him. He then will proclaim this never happened during Obamas reign.
Almost as big as my Johnson
Rtowolf_Green Weird, but a welcomed break from your usual stuff.
Send Donnie and the SpaceForce to investigate!
Looks like a diamond ring.
So does this explain how Trump got elected?
Dont worry NASAMoon clearly match routed Earthjustice OptionsAction HallPass_Shop chase 'client' GravityRecords confidentiality agreement markets vary smart people jurisdictions grownuppolitics office SpaceForceDoD rate value CNICHQ
Awesome!
That’s no moon.....
Does it affect our tides? Coz as far as i know its gravity is too weak that you only need to jump to attain its escape velocity
We can't even work together properly to save our humanity from these illnesses, stop looking for shit out there. Suspend NASA funds and put them into pandemic preparedness.
Is call Trumonliar
Is this the moon that will bring me the luck I need.. that will change the planets aligning for me lol
Acting like a moon doesn't make it one, I can act like a millionaire but that won't make me one, not even temporarily
AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THIS....
smaller than the man made space station
We're all this lil asteroid. Sucked into the orbit. Whirling around, having a good time. Until we fade away into nothingness and realise this is journey is pointless
Hey, tiny object, visit Penn Ave or Mar a lago.
What if it collides with the moon
i think we should try and land on it
Don’t let these guys get out
What's better? - Getting taken out by an asteroid - Letting the Coronavirus consume your energy and kill you off slowly without you knowing it
SO COOL!! ON WHAT TIMESCALE IS 'TEMPORARILY CAPTURED IS IT IN A DYNAMICALLY UNSTABLE ORBIT
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