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FizzyChip
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Which asteroid, discovered in 1987, was dubbed Earth's "second moon".
 
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That was "Cruithne"

http://burtleburtle.net/bob/physics/cruithne.html

In 2002 another "second moon asteroid" was discovered, but scientists now believe it is debris from an Apollo Moon mission some 30 years ago
http://ali.opi.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/2/wa/SRStoryDetails?ArticleID=6102
 
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Absolutely correct. Someone buy that man a pint!
 
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