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Earth to have new mini-moon for two months (phys.org)
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[-] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago

Is it going to be visible to the naked eye?

[-] Hala@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago

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

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

That’s smaller than Hubble.

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

It’s not the size of your mirror that matters …. Oh I guess it is

[-] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 2 points 5 days ago

damn I didn't realise Hubble was that big

[-] voidx@futurology.today 9 points 6 days 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.

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