Using data collected with the Lowell Discovery Telescope, astronomers determined 2020 CDE, or CD3, is nearly five feet in diameter – about the size of a car – and came within 8,100 miles of Earth at its closest approach. The Lowell team showed that it rotates slower than anticipated for objects of this size range.' 2020 CD3 was spotted in February by the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey. Using data collected with the Lowell Discovery Telescope, astronomers determined 2020 CDE, or CD3, is nearly five feet in diameter – about the size of a car – and came within 8,100 miles of Earth at its closest approach'BIG NEWS. Earth has a new temporarily captured object/Possible mini-moon called 2020 CD3.

Source: Daily Mail November 23, 2020 23:33 UTC