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Twin Asteroids: Astronomers find twin asteroids near Earth, Presumably these are the newest neighbors on the blue planet


These two asteroids have been identified as D-type asteroids.

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Astronomers have discovered twin asteroids. This discovery, they say, is quite astonishing. Scientists also say that the twin asteroids are Earth's newest neighbors. The distance between these two asteroids is about 6 lakh miles. Presumably, these twin asteroids were formed by splitting from a large asteroid (parent asteroid). Astronomers believe that this event took place centuries ago. These asteroids were found separately in August 2019. However, within a month of the discovery, the scientists began to observe the orbits in depth after finding a similarity in the orbital patterns of these two asteroids. During these in-depth observations, those two asteroid asteroids 2019 PR2 and 2019 QR6 left scientists somewhat confused. At that time, the Catalina Sky Survey data archived in 2005 found interesting possibilities.

After researching various things, the scientists were able to go back to the origin of those two asteroids. It was possible to understand the location of the twin asteroids. By calculating the orbiter, astronomers can understand that until recently, these two asteroids were actually the same asteroid. After researching the two models, they added that 230 to 420 years or 265 to 260 years — these two asteroids were formed by breaking away from the original asteroid. The study was published in the February 6 issue of the Royal Astronomical Society journal. According to Petr Fatka, the forerunner of the study, finding such a new asteroid is really surprising. They were created about 300 years ago. Such asteroids are not really seen. In terms of the duration of cosmic content, 300 years is less. And so the discovery of these twin asteroids has caused a stir.

According to sources, the two asteroids have been identified as D-type asteroids. This means that the asteroid contains a lot of material that can easily disappear into space at high temperatures. According to astronomers, D-type asteroids are not easily seen near the Sun. Oddly enough, these asteroids move closer to the orbits of the Sun and Saturn, as well as to Earth. Scientists are confused about some of the materials of this asteroid. Their guess is that these twin asteroids contain gaseous elements like comets. However, these two asteroids have not yet shown any activity like a comet. So how this twin asteroid came into being from a stellar asteroid 300 years ago remains a mystery.

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