Re:Small Asteroid Is Earth's Constant Companion
by jobigoud on Thursday June 16, 2016 @06:29PM
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From Wikipedia article on Quasi-satellites:
> Over time they tend to evolve to other types of resonant motion, where they no longer remain in the planet's neighbourhood, then possibly later move back to a quasi-satellite orbit, etc.
> Over time they tend to evolve to other types of resonant motion, where they no longer remain in the planet's neighbourhood, then possibly later move back to a quasi-satellite orbit, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasi-satellite