1991 VG

1991 VG is a small asteroid, which orbits the sun in an unusual orbit that deviates only slightly from the Earth's orbit. He was discovered on November 6, 1991 by Jim V. Scotti as part of the Spacewatch project at the Kitt Peak National Observatory.

Due to the orbit, the small size and the observed, strong brightness variations was initially thought that it would be the object is a burned-out rocket stage of the Apollo and Luna missions to the moon. A recalculation of the orbit, however, showed poor correlation. The Australian astronomer Duncan Steel therefore proposed to assume that it could be the object is a spacecraft of an alien civilization, which is to explore our solar system.

Today it is believed that it is in VG 1991 at a rock that was thrown by a meteorite on the Moon in space, and has since been independently revolves around the sun. The discovery of some lunar meteorites on Earth shows that such fragments of the moon must exist, and this occasionally fall as meteorites on Earth.