Cruithne is discovered by Duncan Waldron on a photographic plate taken with the UK Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, Australia. Cruithne and Earth appear to "follow" each other in their paths around the Sun, this is why Cruithne is sometimes called "Earths second moon", however, it does not orbit the Earth and is not a moon
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Duncan Waldron Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Duncan Waldron, based on 1 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
1 records1986–19861 events1 places
Chronological biography
1986
Discovery of Cruithne10 October 1986
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