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Newly spotted asteroid near Venus named by Pauma Native Americans

A Native American tribe in what’s now California has named a unique asteroid at the request of scientists who discovered it.

Two years ago, astronomers operating the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) discovered the first known asteroid to circle the sun within the orbit of Venus. But until now, it was known only as 2020 AV2.

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