New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Earth just got itself a second moon, an asteroid named 2025 PN7.

Astronomers have spotted the rock, researchers confirmed this week, saying that it qualifies as a "quasi moon".

The small space rock has been likely hanging around the Earth for nearly 60 years, yet it was left undiscovered by telescopes.

Researchers at the University of Hawaii were the first ones to spot Earth's second moon 2025 PN7 during a routine telescope survey.

On August 29, the Pan-STARRS observatory located on the Haleakala volcano in Hawaii first captured observations of 2025 PN7.

It was later revealed by archival data that the celestial object has been earth's companion for several decades.

2025 PN7, earth's second moon, is a quasi-moon...