Nemeski@lemm.ee to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 3 days agoAstronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadsterwww.astronomy.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1204arrow-down1external-linkAstronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadsterwww.astronomy.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 3 days agomessage-square29fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareshitcomputerologist@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoTracking doesn’t necessarily have to be lost for this kind of thing to happen. The Rosetta spacecraft was accidentally given a provisional asteroid designation in 2007. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_(spacecraft)#Deep_space_manoeuvres
Tracking doesn’t necessarily have to be lost for this kind of thing to happen. The Rosetta spacecraft was accidentally given a provisional asteroid designation in 2007.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_(spacecraft)#Deep_space_manoeuvres