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    13 days ago

    An asteroid called 2020 CD3 was bound to Earth for several years before leaving the planet’s orbit in 2020

    How can something that’s in an orbit for years then just leave again?
    Is the orbit so big it crosses other planets’ sphere of influence?
    Or is its apoapsis far enough away for the sun to snatch it away?