The motion of J002E3, showing how the object was captured into its chaotic orbit around the Earth by passing near the L1 point, looping around the Earth for 6 orbits, and then leaving Earth's orbit. The Sun is to the left in these animations. Animations created by Paul Chodas and Ron Baalke.

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• Animated GIF (2 MB - Light Blue Orbit, Slower version)
• Animated GIF (2 MB - Dark Blue Orbit, Faster version)
• Animated GIF (2 MB - Dark Blue Orbit, Slower version)

J002E3 discovery images taken by Bill Yeung on September 3, 2002. J002E3 is in the circle. Images taken with Astroworks Centurion 18" f2.8 scope and Apogee AP9e CCD camera, 10 u second exposure. Auto detected with PinPoint Astrometry Engine by Bob Denny. North is up. Animation created by Bob Denny.

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