A team of astronomers from Caltech’s Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) found the asteroid, named 2020 AV2, as part of a small class of asteroids called Atira. These celestial bodies orbit within Earth, but only 2020 AV2 orbits within Venus. 2020 AV2 is between 1 and 3 kilometers (0.6 to 1.8 miles) wide, with a slightly tilted orbit relative to the rest of the solar system. Astronomers think the asteroid likely started further out in the solar system before moving inside over time. Astronomers believe the only way it will ever get out of its orbit is if it gets tossed out via a gravitational collision with Mercury or Venus.
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