On the dynamical evolution of 2002 VE68 · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1208.4444/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTOn the dynamical evolution of 2002 VE68 — mentioned by FooBarBizBazzhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39152323urn:hackerpapers:mention:1208.4444:39152323Sat, 27 Jan 2024 03:48:09 GMT<p>The thread is about an object in our solar system, called 2002 VE. Its motion under the influence of gravity isn&#x27;t clearly &quot;an orbit&quot;, but (for now) it sort of follows closed loops when viewed from the moving frame of Venus, so people call it a quasi-moon of Venus. Figure 4 in this paper shows the object&#x27;s trajectory in the frame of Venus: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1208.4444.pdf</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1208.4444/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>astro-ph.EP