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A new "quasi-moon" named 2025 PN7 has been discovered, according to a newly-released paper

Scientists out of a Hawaii observatory reportedly discovered the new quasi-moon on Aug. 29

It is believed that the new moon will stick around for another 60 years

A new “quasi-moon” has been found near Earth, but it won’t stick around for long.

The asteroid, named 2025 PN7, will join Earth in orbit until 2083, according to a paper published last month in IOP Science .

Scientists out of the Pan-STARRs observatory in Hawaii discovered the new quasi-moon on Aug. 29, according to CNN and ABC News . It is believed that PN7 has been a quasi-moon for an estimated 60 years.

Carlos de la Fuentes, astronomer at the Complutense University of Madrid, who co-authored the study, said ther

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