Physical characterization of 2020 AV<SUB>2</SUB>, the first known asteroid orbiting inside Venus orbit
The first known asteroid with the orbit inside that of Venus is 2020 AV 2. This may be the largest member of a new population of small bodies with the aphelion smaller than 0.718 au, called Vatiras. The surface of 2020 AV 2 is being constantly modified by the high temperature, by the strong solar wind irradiation that characterizes the innermost
Popescu, M. et al.
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2020