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English: Using the 4.1-meter SOAR (Southern Astrophysical Research) Telescope on Cerro Pachón in Chile, astronomers have confirmed that an asteroid discovered in 2020 by the Pan-STARRS1 survey, called 2020 XL5, is an Earth Trojan (an Earth companion following the same path around the Sun as Earth does) and revealed that itis much larger than the only other Earth Trojan known. In this illustration, the asteroid is shown in the foreground in the lower left. The two bright points above it on the far left are Earth (right) and the Moon (left). The Sun appears on the right.
Español: Utilizando el Telescopio SOAR (Southern Astrophysical Research) de 4,1 metros en Cerro Pachón, Chile, los astrónomos han confirmado que un asteroide descubierto en 2020 por el estudio Pan-STARR1, denominado 2020 XL5, es un troyano terrestre (un compañero de la Tierra que sigue la misma trayectoria alrededor del Sol que la Tierra) y revelaron que es mucho más grande que el otro troyano terrestre conocido. En esta ilustración el esteroide se ve en primer plano, en la parte inferior izquierda. Los dos puntos brillantes arriba, en el extremo izquierdo son la Tierra (a la derecha) y la Luna (lado izquierdo). El Sol aparece a la derecha.
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Acknowledgment: M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab)

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