From: henry@spsystems.net   
      
   In article <428CF67F.9030108@tabletoptelephone.com>,   
   Hop David   wrote:   
   >> There has recently been speculation on theoretical grounds that there   
   >> might be some small asteroids with orbits well inside Mercury's,   
   >   
   >After David Tholen's sighting some suggested that more apoheles are   
   >likely to exist because Earth, Venus or Mercury have a scattering effect   
   >that will occasionally place NEOs in smaller orbits. Is this the   
   >speculation you're referring to?   
      
   No, if I recall correctly -- it's been a while -- the hypothetical   
   "vulcanoids" within Mercury's orbit would be leftovers from the early days   
   of the solar system, the innermost solid remains of the original solar   
   nebula.  Perturbations from planets can't easily get you into an orbit   
   like theirs.   
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