Nemeski@lemm.ee to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 10 days agoAstronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadsterwww.astronomy.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1205
arrow-up1205external-linkAstronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadsterwww.astronomy.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 10 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareshitcomputerologist@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 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