Earth quasi-satellites
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Based on data on 4 October 2023, Earth it has 9 known quasi-satellites:
3753 Cruithne • 2002 AA29 • 2003 YN107 • (164207) 2004 GU9 • (277810) 2006 FV35 • 2015 SO2 • 469219 Kamoʻoalewa • 2020 PP1 • 2023 FW13 link Quasi-satellite
This satellite is part of the so-called Aten group. It belongs to class Q and moves in a 1:1 orbital resonance with the Earth. This satellite has an elongated elliptical orbit, intersecting the orbits of three planets at once: Venus, Earth and Mars.
Asteroids that enter Earth's orbit from outside (external grappler)
• 1566 Icarus • 1620 Geographos • 1685 Toro • 1862 Apollo
. Igor Abakumov
/ space researcher /
February 13, 2024