Object 2019 LD2 seems like an asteroid...but it shares an orbit with Jupiter...and it has a tail like a comet.
Humans like to make neat categories. Nature just laughs. https://t.co/ygEST67Q4G pic.twitter.com/8x6NpeudZp

— Corey S. Powell (@coreyspowell) May 21, 2020

TODAY'S PODCAST: https://t.co/7rGIjDt117

The #ATLAS team found asteroid #2019LD2 out near Jupiter last June. Classified as a Trojan asteroid, it grew itself a tiny tail as volatile materials got heated by the sun and pushed away by the solar wind.https://t.co/MnMc7xwFEz pic.twitter.com/IM4duLnvvL

— Cosmo Quest (@cosmoquestX) May 22, 2020

Jupiter Trojan asteroid has unusual comet-like tail - Orbit animation + Image

1. Post Info' : VideoFromSpace / 2020. 5. 23.

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➡️ Credit to the 2nd comment. pic.twitter.com/sDQmSCGnkY

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