“1998 QE2” mini-moon asteroid

Tonight at 22:59 asteroid “1998 QE2” with a diameter of 2.7 kilometers, will shear the Earth at a distance of 5.8 million kilometers, or otherwise at a distance 15 times greater than the Moon.

  Its passage poses no threat to our planet, but it is a perfect opportunity for scientists of these “small worlds” to provide more accurate data.

  Space scientists and researchers say that “in 1998 QE2” classified among the largest asteroids revolve around the Earth and is regularly seen at other times, however surprises just arrived two days ago, asteroid has its natural satellite.

  On 29 May, Goldstone Evpatoria radio telescope in California will discover a body diameter around 70 meters that revolved around an asteroid in about the same time interval. This is the second discovery. In 1993 probe “Galileo” asteroid discovered that “Ida” was a mini–moon to revolve around him periodically and scientists today believe that about 16 percent of asteroids have a mini–satellite that revolves around them natural.