June 2 , 2020
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- Astronauts have recently discovered a rare space object.
- The object looks like both asteroid and comet.
- The new space object is called Active Asteroid.
- The asteroid has been named 2019 LD2.
- It has an orbit like an asteroid and a tail like a comet.
- The 2019 LD2 shares the orbit of Jupiter and is a part of the asteroid swarm called Jupiter Trojans.
- The space object found is the first that emits gas just like a comet.
- The asteroid was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS).
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