Earth has a new ‘mini-moon’! 🤏🌖

Asteroid 2024 PT5 has been ‘catching up’ with us for years. It recently got close enough to begin interacting with Earth’s gravity, leading to a short #MiniMoon phase from now until late November during which it will be bound to our planet. pic.twitter.com/v6FWoG67An

— ESA Operations (@esaoperations) September 24, 2024