Astronomers name Earth's second-known minimoon - a car-sized rock that orbited 3 years

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Astronomers have named Earth's second-known minimoon - a tiny space rock no bigger than a car

Astronomy: The Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, ArizonaDr Fedorets said:"Based on simulations, the average capture time for minimoons is only nine months, so this was captured for a longer time than is expected.Thanks to the Lowell observations, the astronomers were also able to characterise CD3's rotation.

 

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