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NASA Confirms Earth Co-Orbiting Asteroid Until 2083

10/23/2025

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirms asteroid 2025 PN7 is a quasi-moon co-orbiting Earth for about 60 years.
The Pan-STARRS telescope at the University of Hawaii discovered 2025 PN7 in August 2025.
The asteroid measures about 19 meters (62 feet) in diameter.
It co-orbits the Sun in a path that closely mirrors Earth's.
It will remain in this orbit until about 2083, when it will drift away.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirms asteroid 2025 PN7 is a quasi-moon co-orbiting Earth for about 60 years.
The Pan-STARRS telescope at the University of Hawaii discovered 2025 PN7 in August 2025.
The asteroid measures about 19 meters (62 feet) in diameter.
It co-orbits the Sun in a path that closely mirrors Earth's.
It will remain in this orbit until about 2083, when it will drift away.