Newly Discovered Asteroid Is 'Quasi-Satellite' Of Earth | Orbit Animation
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 18:31
in Astronomy & Space
Small asteroid 2016 HO3 loops around Earth, but is too far away to be considered a true satellite, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It was discovered using the Pan-STARRS 1 asteroid survey telescope on Haleakala, Hawaii.