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The recent discovery of a new asteroid named 2023 FW13 is more than just a passing asteroid. According to new reports, the newfound asteroid is actually an ancient companion of Earth’s, a quasi-moon that has been orbiting within our planet’s vicinity since at least 100 B.C.
Further, astronomers believe that this newly founded quasi-moon will stick with Earth until at least A.D. 3700, meaning it will travel through the cosmos with Earth for several thousand years to come. Asteroid 2023 FW13 is in such an elaborate orbit, too, that it travels halfway out to Mars, and then halfway out to Venus during its orbit.