Nemeski@lemm.ee to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 4 days agoAstronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadsterwww.astronomy.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 4 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareshitcomputerologist@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 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