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Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3)
ORBITS:
Sun
SMALL CELESTIAL BODY
Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3). A journey of about 1 years around the Sun.
Discover Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3) in the small-body catalogue, with an orbital semi-major axis of about 1 astronomical units, then explore its place in the Solar System on the SPACE-di interactive map.
naif:
20469219
Reference material: NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory · cnsa.gov.cn · 3D render credits
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Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3): exploring our Solar System’s small worlds…
Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3) is a small body in the Solar System, our region of space within the universe. The Sun is the star at the centre of this system. Explore its story and place in our planetary neighbourhood, then find it on the interactive 3D space map.
Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3) — Kamoʻoalewa is a small near-Earth quasi-satellite of Earth. Its unusual co-orbital relationship and possible lunar origin make it a particularly interesting target for sample-return studies.