#Astronomers discover a 2-km asteroid orbiting closer to the sun than Venus
“#Astronomers discover a 2-km asteroid orbiting closer to the sun than Venus” This image from the study shows 2020 AV2‘s orbit. It also shows the orbits of Earth, Mercury and Venus. Perihelions are dotted lines, and aphelions are solid lines. Credit: Credit: Ip et al, 2020 Astronomers have painstakingly built models of the asteroid population,…