List of Venus-crossing minor planets

A Venus-crosser is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Venus. The known numbered Venus-crossers and outer-grazers (marked †) are listed below (Mercury-crossers or grazers are marked ‡).

Venus also has a quasi-satellite, 2002 VE68. This asteroid is also a Mercury- and Earth-crosser; it seems to have been a "companion" to Venus for the last 7000 years or so only, and is destined to be ejected from this orbital arrangement about 500 years from now.[1]

Note: All of these are also Earth-crossers or grazers.

See also

References

  1. ^ Asteroid 2002 VE68, a quasi-satellite of Venus

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