Newly Discovered Asteroid Is 'Quasi-Satellite' Of Earth | Orbit Animation

Small asteroid 2016 HO3 loops around Earth, but is too far away to be considered a true satellite, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It was discovered using the Pan-STARRS 1 asteroid survey telescope on Haleakala, Hawaii on April 27, 2016. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech