New 'quasi-moon' discovered near Earth has been travelling alongside our planet since 100 BC

[admin]

Astronomers recently identified asteroid 2023 FW13 as a quasi-moon, a space rock orbiting the sun nearly in tandem with Earth.

New 'quasi-moon' discovered near Earth has been travelling alongside our planet since 100 BC : Read more

 

[LaraK]

I assume you mean semi trucks because there is no way three SUVs is close to 50 ft long. That is such a bad analogy for that distance I feel.

 

[Desertbro]

I assume you mean semi trucks because there is no way three SUVs is close to 50 ft long. That is such a bad analogy for that distance I feel.

Three Chevy Suburbans are easily that long.

 

[alm0st_always]

I assume you mean semi trucks because there is no way three SUVs is close to 50 ft long. That is such a bad analogy for that distance I feel.

It's amazing to me that you read this article and this was the main take away for you.

Also, the comparison makes perfect sense. Here's some proof: https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/dimensions-and-weights-of-common-suvs

 

[Teerole]

You’re a bitter ******.

 

[Trid1977]

I assume you mean semi trucks because there is no way three SUVs is close to 50 ft long. That is such a bad analogy for that distance I feel.

Typically SUVs are about 16 Feet long. 16x3 = 48 feet

 

[missionisagape]

Thanks for the article! I read it but did they understand the path the object follows through space.
-Noble from NC

 

[RobB]

It's not a moon, quasi or otherwise, it's an asteroid. Moons orbit planets these orbit the sun.

 

[bolide2]

I also would have liked more info about the actual orbital path of the object, and its position relative to Earth.

 

[LaraK]

It's amazing to me that you read this article and this was the main take away for you.

Also, the comparison makes perfect sense. Here's some proof: https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/dimensions-and-weights-of-common-suvs

When did I say it was the main takeaway? I just thought it was weird

 

[Hartmann352]

Small Asteroid, 2016 HO3, is Earth's Constant Companion just like the newly discovered asteroid and "quasi-satellite" 2023 FW13

June 6, 2023

Hartmann352

See: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/small-asteroid-is-earths-constant-companion