Earth Gains a New Moon: 2024 PT5 Discovery

Earth now has a new moon, 2024 PT5, joining the ranks of multi-satellite planets.

### Earth’s New Moon: The Arrival of 2024 PT5
* 🌕 As of September 29th, Earth has gained a new moon, officially named **2024 PT5**, joining the ranks of planets with **multiple satellites**.
* 🌌 This asteroid, discovered by the Sutherland Telescope in South Africa, has been passing **close to Earth** and was **captured by its gravitational pull** while moving at **200 m per second**.
* 🔭 The ATLAS program, responsible for monitoring near-Earth objects, has helped identify **thousands of asteroids** since its inception in 1995, ensuring we are **alerted to any potential threats**.
* 🚀 While our new moon is small, comparable to a bus, it meets the criteria of **orbiting Earth** and being of **natural origin**, distinguishing it from artificial satellites.
* 🌍 Interestingly, 2024 PT5 will only be our moon for a short time, as its orbit will soon be influenced **more by the Sun than by Earth**.
* 🛰 This isn't the first time Earth has had multiple moons, with previous **temporary moons** like **1991 BG** and **2020 CD3** also being recorded.
* 🌠 The video encourages viewers to **suggest a name for the new moon** in the comments, with the **best suggestion being pinned for everyone to see**.
* 🌌 Lastly, viewers are invited to observe the comet **C/2023 A3 Atlas** starting **October 13th**, as it becomes visible in the evening sky after passing near the Sun.

Yes, at this moment while I am recording this video, Earth has not one, but two moons. I am making this video because I have been asked this question several times: Is it true that we now have two moons? Indeed, it feels like the Olympics when Mexico only has a bronze medal and other Latin American countries are winning gold and silver, and suddenly, the second bronze arrives. Mars, with its moons Phobos and Deimos, can no longer mock us because we now have one moon. We have entered the league of multi-satellite planets. There you see Venus and Mercury; Earth now joins the cool planets that have more than one moon. Our new moon is called 2024 PT5. We should give it a prettier name. In fact, I'll play the intro, and while you do that, write your suggestions in the comments for what our new moon should be called. The comment with the best name will be pinned. Alright, then I’ll play the intro, you write your proposal, and when we come back, I’ll tell you all about our new moon after the break.

On September 29th, Earth gained a moon. It did so with its irresistible gravity that captivated the space rock. The rock is called 2024 PT5; it is an asteroid from the asteroid belt that orbits around the sun near Earth’s orbit. This asteroid has a habit of passing very close to us. In fact, on August 8th,

The moon, which is on average 380,000 km away, sometimes a little more and sometimes a little less, was moving quickly this time at over 1 km per second and managed to escape the gravitational field of the Earth. However, on September 29, although it did not come as close, it was moving slower than a bullet at 200 m per second relative to us and fell prey to the gravitational charms of the Earth. The asteroid, now officially named Luna, was discovered just in August by the Sutherland Telescope in South Africa, which is part of the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) program at the University of Hawaii. This program is responsible for alerting us in case a rock from space comes towards Earth with bad intentions, giving us a few days or weeks' notice to tell us how big it is and where it will land. ATLAS is part of other monitoring systems that find near-Earth asteroids, which are space rocks that could pose a threat. They are observed, their orbits are described, and they are tracked. ATLAS is just one of many similar programs that have discovered thousands of objects since 1995. Interestingly, in 1998, two Hollywood movies, Deep Impact and Armageddon, were released about comets colliding with Earth, featuring impressive special effects for the time, and their influence is noticeable in the graphics. It is no coincidence that starting from that year, we accelerated our

La mayoría son tan pequeñas que no representan una amenaza, y solo alrededor de 1,000 de estas miden más de 1 km. Esas son las que podrían cambiar las cosas por aquí, como la que extinguió a los dinosaurios no avianos hace 66 millones de años. Pero, afortunadamente, ninguna de esas rocas tiene una órbita que indique que va a chocar contra nosotros. Si alguna tuviera esas intenciones, lo sabríamos con décadas o siglos de anticipación, lo que nos daría la oportunidad de planear algo para evitarlo. Nuestra nueva luna es uno de esos objetos que tienen una órbita muy parecida a la de la Tierra alrededor del sol, y eso causa que a veces coincidamos. Pero, ¿cómo es nuestra nueva luna? Es grande, como esos asteroides que mataron a los dinosaurios. No, de hecho, es del tamaño de un autobús, uno pequeñito. Sé lo que estás pensando, y no, no es demasiado chiquita, déjala en paz. Es de tamaño promedio; nadie dijo que una luna tenía que ser enorme. De hecho, los únicos dos requisitos para ser considerada luna son que tiene que orbitar alrededor de la Tierra, como lo hace la luna, y tiene que ser de origen natural; es decir, los satélites o las estaciones espaciales no son lunas porque son eso: satélites artificiales construidos por nosotros. Obi

Technically, the New Moon is so small that no one could see it except for some fairly powerful telescopes. By the way, I mentioned it would be our moon for almost two months because after November 25th, the gravitational influence of the Sun will be greater than that of the Earth for this little moonlet, and it will continue its path orbiting our star. In fact, this is not the first time we have had more than one moon, nor will it be the last. We have recently discovered others, such as 1991 BG, which is the little dot indicated by the green lines. I know they orbit us for a while, but we should give them better names—like 1991 Solovino, for example. Then there's 2006 RH20, a 3-meter rock that orbited us in a scribble shape for a year between 2006 and 2007. 2020 CD3—the colored lines are the stars in the background while the photo was being taken with red, green, and blue filters—and 2022 NX1, which might collide with Earth someday. But on that day, nothing will happen because it only measures 10 meters at most, like a Chelyabinsk-type pebble. So now you know, yes, we have another moon, but in a few weeks, we won't, and besides, it's so tiny that we can't see it. It's like trying to see a bus that is ten times

Chiquita, de vez en cuando, nuestra bellísima Luna nació de la colisión de la Tierra con un objeto muy grande. Se calcula que era más o menos del tamaño de Marte. Y si quieres saber más sobre su origen, tengo el video perfecto para ti. Se llama La Luna no debería de existir, porque, de hecho, es súper raro que un planeta tan chiquito como la Tierra tenga una de las lunas más grandes del sistema solar. Te dejo ese video al final por si te interesa.

Antes de despedirme, te quiero dejar una tarea. Hay un cometa que se llama C/2023 A3 Atlas; son los nombres de los observatorios que lo descubrieron, uno en China, que significa montaña púrpura, que suena más místico, y Atlas, que es el mismo observatorio en Sudáfrica que descubrió nuestra nueva Luna. Si me sigues en Instagram, probablemente ya viste esta fotaza que le tomé en la madrugada del 3 de octubre. Ahorita ya no se ve porque está pasando muy cerca del Sol, pero en unos días más, cuando se empiece a alejar, lo vamos a poder ver al anochecer.

Tu tarea es que, a partir del día 13 de octubre, no te pierdas ningún atardecer, especialmente el del 15 de octubre y los siguientes, para buscar el cometa en el oeste, muy cerca del horizonte, después de que

Etiquetas para ver. Hasta aquí el video de hoy. Espero que te haya gustado. Voy a leer sus propuestas de nombres para la nueva luna en los comentarios para elegir el mejor. No olvides suscribirte a mi canal para que no te pierdas el próximo video. Y si crees que mi contenido vale la pena y me quieres apoyar, lo puedes hacer a través de Patreon. Con tu membresía de tardígrado, por solo 40 pesos mexicanos al mes, tu nombre aparecerá al final de los videos junto a las demás personas increíbles que me ayudan cada mes a seguir haciendo contenido de calidad. También les dejo mis redes sociales al final para que me sigan por todos lados. Los espero en el próximo. Cuídense mucho, los quiero. Bye.

TENEMOS UNA NUEVA LUNA

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Earth has recently gained a second moon, 2024 PT5, an asteroid from the asteroid belt that orbits near Earth's path.

The asteroid was discovered in August by the Sutherland Telescope in South Africa and has been passing close to Earth for some time.

2024 PT5 officially became Earth's moon on September 29, 2023, after being captivated by Earth's gravity.

La mayoría de los asteroides son pequeños y no representan una amenaza, con solo alrededor de 1,000 midiendo más de 1 km.

Ninguno de estos asteroides tiene una órbita que indique un posible choque con la Tierra, y si lo tuviera, tendríamos décadas o siglos de anticipación para planear una respuesta.

La nueva luna de la Tierra es un objeto pequeño, del tamaño de un autobús, y cumple con los dos requisitos para ser considerada luna: orbitar alrededor de la Tierra y ser de origen natural.

The New Moon is so small that it is only visible with powerful telescopes and will orbit the Earth for almost two months.

There have been other temporary moons, like 1991 BG, 2006 RH20, 2020 CD3, and 2022 NX1, which have also orbited the Earth for a while.

The New Moon's gravitational influence will soon be overtaken by the Sun, and its tiny size makes it nearly impossible to see.

El Origen de la Luna y el Cometa C/2023 A3 Atlas

La Luna nació de la colisión de la Tierra con un objeto del tamaño de Marte, lo que es raro para un planeta tan pequeño.

El cometa C/2023 A3 Atlas, descubierto por observatorios en China y Sudáfrica, pasará cerca del Sol y será visible al anochecer a partir del 13 de octubre.

Se recomienda no perderse los atardeceres, especialmente el del 15 de octubre, para buscar el cometa en el oeste, cerca del horizonte.

El video concluye con una invitación a dejar propuestas de nombres para la nueva luna en los comentarios.

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