Celestial bodies|There are numerous phantoms orbiting near the Earth. Now we are looking for a new name for one of them. One of the name options is from Estonia.
The summary is made by artificial intelligence and checked by a human.
An asteroid that looks like the Earth’s own Moon orbits the Sun near the Earth. Now this 2004 GU9 is getting an official name.
The International Astronomical Union, IAU, is involved in the naming process. That’s why the name will remain in use. This apparent moon passes close to Earth for up to 600 years.
Seven candidates were chosen as the name of the moon from among almost 3,000 proposals.
The names of the finalists come from folklore and mythologies of different nations. The Estonian name, Ehaema, entered the final.
Terrestrial quasi-shocks, or quasi-shocks, circulate nearby. They are actually asteroids.
Soon one of them will get its own name, chosen by the inhabitants of the Earth. Until now, the asteroid has been called
with the abbreviation 2004 GU9
.
This “moon” will pass near the Earth for at least the next 600 years, he says website Space.com. So maybe it deserves its own name.
Earth’s quasi-moons are asteroids of our solar system that have become prisoners of the Earth’s gravitational field. They don’t go around the Earth, they go around the Sun.
A mock moon is 150 meters from the widest point.
Astronomers estimate that the newly named pseudo-moon orbits the Sun near us for an unusually long time. Usually these companions pass near Earth only for a short time.
This quasi-moon will either disintegrate before long or escape back into space after its wanderings. However, it can take up to 600 years.
Cry any inhabitant of the earth could name this apparent moon last year.
The names were asked by the IAU, i.e. the International Astronomical Union. A radio station broadcasting science programs participated in the survey.
The IAU announced the name competition already last spring. The IAU sometimes names objects in space after mythologies.
The panel of experts selected seven names for the final from among nearly 3,000 proposals. Names were nominated from more than 90 countries. In the title race, the final straight begins.
To the final the following names made it (in parentheses are their origins): Bakunawa (from the Philippines), Cardea (from ancient Rome), Fourth (from Estonia), Enkidu (from the Sumerians), Ótr (from Norway), Tarriaksuk (from the Inuit) and Tecciztecatl (from the Aztecs).
The names were taken from stories that have been developed and invented by different peoples throughout the world.
You can vote on the new name of the celestial body On the homepage of the Radiolab program. Voting ends on January 1, 2025.