(524522) Zoozve Aten
Discovered on 11 November 2002 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
This object is the first-identified quasi-satellite of a major planet (Venus). When artist Alex Foster drew this object on a solar system poster for children, he mistook the initial characters of the provisional designation as letters, thus coining an odd and memorable moniker. Name suggested by Latif Nasser.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zoozve is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zoozve is 0.969 au from the Sun and 0.104 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 524522 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 VE68 |
| Orbit class | Aten · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Rotation period | 13.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 20.54 |
| Orbital period | 0.615 years |
| Semi-major axis | 0.724 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.427 – 1.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.410 |
| Inclination | 9.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0255 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.