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2005 VL1 is not Venera-2

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 2025-03-13 v2

Abstract

The solar system object 2005 VL1 passed close to Earth in late 1965. It has been suggested that it is actually the space probe Venera-2. However, a comparison of the orbits presented in this note demonstrates that the proposed association is incorrect.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2503.07972,
  title  = {2005 VL1 is not Venera-2},
  author = {Jonathan McDowell},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.07972},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

5 pages, 1 figure. Fixed two typos

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