Earth's Quasi-Moon: A 2000-Year-Old Companion
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An asteroid, named 2023 FW13, has been following Earth around the sun since 100 BC, making it a "quasi-moon" or "fake moon." The asteroid is not orbiting Earth but is traveling at roughly the same path and pace as our planet. The asteroid is roughly 20 meters long and comes within about 9 million miles of Earth at the closest point of its path. It's unlikely to hit Earth, and it has been confirmed by other telescopes and listed as a known object by the International Astronomical Union.
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