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June 2 , 2020 1640 days 876 0
  • 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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