3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
The dynamically hazardous asteroid 2025 TV. A new co-orbital asteroid of Venus
V. Carruba, R. Sfair, O. C. Winter
Twenty co-orbital asteroids of Venus are currently known, several of which may evolve into potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) over timescales of thousands of years. We report t…
astro-ph.EP2025
The Moon as a possible source for Earth's co-orbital bodies
R. Sfair, L. C. Gomes, O. C. Winter +3
There is a growing number of Earth's co-orbital bodies being discovered. At least five of them are known to be temporarily in quasi-satellite orbits. One of those, 469219 Kamo'oale…
astro-ph.EP2025
The invisible threat: assessing the collisional hazard posed by the undiscovered Venus co-orbital asteroids
V. Carruba, R. Sfair, R. A. Araujo +7
Currently, 20 co-orbital asteroids of Venus are known, with only one with an eccentricity below 0.38. This is most likely caused by observational biases since asteroids with larger…