The asteroid was found by a group called ATLAS, which stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, in August. The researchers who found it published a nonpeer-reviewe

LOS ANGELES — Earth is about to get a new neighbor in the form of an asteroid. But this one won’t be making an impact.

The asteroid is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months, researchers wrote in a recent study. After it completes its mini-moon episode, it will stick around Earth’s neighborhood until January. After that, it will not return until 2055.