A mini-moon has been orbiting our earth for three years. Now he has been discovered.
- A mini moon has recently been discovered in Earth's orbit
- Apparently this had been here for three years
- The asteroid will leave us soon
Arizona - Our earth has had a second, small satellite for about three years. Although it's actually an asteroid , its behavior is rather unusual. This is because these usually either dive into the earth's atmosphere and burn up, or they immediately leave orbit again.
Space: New moon discovered
The mini moon , which bears the name 2020 CD3, has a diameter of only 1.9 - 3.5 meters and is about the size of a small car. This also explains why the asteroid has remained undetected for as long as February 15, 2020, when astronomer Kacper Wirzchos discovered it through a telescope from the American University of Arizona.
Space: in orbit for three years
His calculations showed that the little one entered orbit about three years ago. For a long time, however, we will no longer have the opportunity to admire him, because he will probably leave us again in April.
Researchers recently discovered a “pretzel” in space: it is around 700 light years away from us.
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