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(CNN) — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long.

You can see the astroid, named 2024 PT5, for a short time before it heads on its way.

A rare mini-moon, a small asteroid temporarily captured by Earth's gravity, will briefly orbit the planet for two months.

Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.