Earth has a second known ‘Trojan asteroid’ that shares its orbit

The space rock will be visiting for at least 4,000 years, simulations suggest

An illustration of a Trojan asteroid in space

Earth’s second known Trojan asteroid (illustrated) orbits tens of millions of kilometers ahead of Earth around the sun.

CTIO, NOIRLab/NSF and AURA, J. da Silva (using SpaceEngine)

A recently found space rock is schlepping along with Earth around the sun.