2018 CN41 has an orbit that brought it within 150,000 miles of our planet, closer than the moon, meaning that it could be classified as a Near-Earth Object or NEO. However, ...

The center said on its website that 2018 CN41’s registry was deleted after "it was pointed out the orbit matches an artificial object, 2018-017A, Falcon Heavy Upper stage with the Tesla Roadster.

But less than 17 hours later, the Minor Planet Center issued an editorial notice that it would be deleting 2018 CN41 from its records. The reason was simple, if at first nonsensical: ...

“The designation 2018 CN41, announced in MPEC 2025-A38 on Jan 2, 2025, UT, is being deleted,” reads the retraction notice.

Shortly thereafter, the MPC issued a retraction because 2018 CN41 turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster launched into orbit in February 2018. Morning sky: All the planetary action happens ...

But less than 17 hours later, the Minor Planet Center (MPC) issued an editorial notice: It was deleting 2018 CN41 from its records because, it turned out, the object was not an asteroid. It was a car.

The wannabe asteroid, announced on Jan. 2 as 2018 CN41, is actually a Tesla Roadster launched into space years ago by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.The company sent the car (with a spacesuit-clad mannequin ...

The centre said: "The designation 2018 CN41, announced in MPEC 2025-A38 on Jan 2, 2025 UT, is being deleted. The next day it was pointed out the orbit matches an artificial object 2018-017A, ...

Whereisroadster.com tracks the location of Elon Musk's car in space. This map is from Jan. 28, 2025. The Roadster's path is in green. Ben Pearson/Whereisroadster.com ...

The designation 2018 CN41 is being deleted and will be listed as omitted,” it said. The car, complete with a mannequin driver named “Starman”, was launched in 2018 as a dummy payload and has ...

A strange object initially thought to be a newly discovered asteroid actually turned out to be a Tesla zipping through space.. The "asteroid" was designated 2018 CN41 on January 2 by the Minor ...