Asteroid 2004 JG6 is, on average, closer to the Sun than Venus. It's orbit goes well above and below the main plane of the solar system, in which the other planets travel around the Sun. Shown are the paths of Mars, Earth, Venus and Mercury, with the asteroids ups and downs marked by red and green lines.

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