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Orbit of 469219 Kamo'oalewa

Orbit of 469219 Kamo'oalewa
Orbit of 469219 Kamo'oalewa Earth's orbit around the Sun (blue) contrasted with that of its quasi-moon 469219 Kamo'oalewa (yellow, labeled with its provisional designation 2016 HO3). The large yellow circle traces just one of the quasi-moon's orbits around the Sun; over many orbits, it also traces the series of loops around Earth shown to the right. NASA / JPL-Caltech