Atira Asteroids: Strange Family of Space Rocks Circle Close to Sun
Discover Magazine - Tue 9 Jul 19The newly found asteroids circles entirely within Earth's orbit. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Astronomers just found an asteroid circling surprisingly close to our home sun, adding one more ...
Newfound kilometer-size asteroid orbits the sun every 151 days
Phys.org - Tue 9 Jul 19Astronomers have spotted an unusual asteroid with the shortest "year" known for any asteroid. The rocky body, dubbed 2019 LF6, is about a kilometer in size and circles the sun roughly every ...
Massive, kilometer-sized asteroid was just found orbiting the Sun
FOXNews - Wed 10 Jul 19A newly-found asteroid has been spotted orbiting the Sun, whizzing past the star every 151 days, the shortest orbit of any space rock on record.
How This Huge, Superfast Asteroid Stayed Hidden in Near-Earth Orbit
Livescience - Wed 10 Jul 19The year goes by quickly for this newfound asteroid.
Newly Spotted Asteroid with Supershort Year Swings Closer to the Sun Than Mercury
SPACE.com - Tue 9 Jul 19By watching the skies at the brink of sunrise and shortly after nightfall, astronomers spotted a hunk of rock with the shortest-known asteroid "year" to date.
Big, rare asteroid found making the rounds between Earth and sun - CNET
CNET Cutting Edge - Mon 8 Jul 19While it may sound like something out of anime, this 'Atira' asteroid is very real.
This Asteroid Orbits So Close to the Sun, Its Year Lasts Just 151 Days
Gizmodo - Mon 8 Jul 19Introducing 2019 LF6, an asteroid so close to the Sun that a year lasts only 151 days. Known as an “Atira” asteroid, its orbit falls entirely inside Earth’s orbit, making it one of only ...
Atira asteroids: A strange family of space rocks that circle close to the Sun
Astronomy.com - Tue 9 Jul 19A newly discovered asteroid named 2019 LF6, which orbits the Sun in just over 150 days, is shedding light on a mysterious class of asteroids known as Atira asteroids.
Astronomers spot kilometer-wide asteroid with record-short year
UPI - Tue 9 Jul 19Scientists have identified an asteroid with the shortest known orbital period. The newfound space rock, measuring a kilometer wide, circles the sun once every 151 days.
Zwicky Transient Facility Spots Asteroid with Shortest Year
SpaceDaily - Tue 9 Jul 19Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2019 Astronomers have spotted an unusual asteroid with the shortest "year" known for any asteroid. The rocky body, dubbed 2019 LF6, is about a kilometer in size ...