But Cardea is not a planet or a constellation. She is as a quasi-moon — a very-real type of asteroid that appears to be doing a special orbital dance around Earth. The International Astronomical ...

(The most famous quasi-moon of Earth is probably Kamo'oalewa, which could actually have true lunar origins.) Chilcutt submitted the name Cardea for the particular quasi-moon 2004 GU9 — and won.

When Clay Chilcutt transferred to the University of Georgia, he encountered some seemingly bad luck. The astronomy class that ...

Radiolab and the International Astronomical Union have announced the winner of its quasi-moon naming contest as Cardea, a name chosen by University of Georgia sophomore Clayton Chilcutt.

In December, more than 10,000 people cast a vote to choose Chilcutt's Cardea – the Roman goddess of doorways and transitions – to be the name for the quasi-moon previously known as (164207 ...

In December, more than 10,000 people cast votes and picked Cardea as the quasi-moon's new name. What they're saying: In his entry, the sophomore from Douglasville said that Cardea was the Roman ...

Cardea is a companion of the Earth and was discovered ... of one celestial body it can look as if it is a satellite or moon. An asteroid orbiting Venus was identified as the very first ...

What is a quasi-moon? Is it a moon? Is it an asteroid? Like a lot of people, Clayton Chilcutt had never heard of this kind of space rock before the introductory astronomy course he took last year ...