“Integrations of the orbits indicate that this object is temporarily attached to the Earth. There were no signs of disturbances caused by pressure from solar radiation, no connection with the known artificial object was found,” the document says.
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Experts recommend further observation of the object.
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According to open data, the asteroid has a size of 1 to 6 meters. It belongs to the group of asteroids of Cupids or Apollo.
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“Indeed, there are so-called quasisatellites of the Earth. They have a rather cunning orbit. When we talk about a satellite, we mean that it flies in a circular orbit like the ISS or Yuri Gagarin. This object flies more difficult. It flies with the same period that the Earth, too far from it, forms a temporary orbit. Such objects do not live in orbit for a long time. They can accompany the Earth for several years and several decades, “Boris Shustov, scientific director of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences explained.
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