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How was it first spotted?
Krisztián Sárneczky likely used a powerful telescope to scan the night sky for moving objects. Mini-moons are very faint and move quickly, making them tricky to detect. Once spotted, their path is calculated to confirm if they are temporarily orbiting Earth, as with 2026 QQ8.
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