http://www.space.com/33182-newly-di...quasi-satellite-of-earth-orbit-animation.html
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6537
Asteroid HO3.
The apparent orbit is a distant oval... varying from 28× to 100× Luna's orbit.
It actually is in a direct solar orbit with a nearly 1:1 resonance with Earth and in Earth's Orbit.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6537
Asteroid HO3.
The apparent orbit is a distant oval... varying from 28× to 100× Luna's orbit.
It actually is in a direct solar orbit with a nearly 1:1 resonance with Earth and in Earth's Orbit.