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Trojan Asteroid

An asteroid sharing a planet's orbit at L4 or L5.

Asteroids librating around the L4 or L5 Lagrange points of a planet, especially Jupiter, which has tens of thousands of known Trojans.

Overview

Asteroids librating around the L4 or L5 Lagrange points of a planet, especially Jupiter, which has tens of thousands of known Trojans.

See also

Near-Earth Asteroid

An asteroid whose orbit ventures near Earth.

Trans-Neptunian Object (TNO)

Any minor body orbiting beyond Neptune.

Scattered Disc Object

An icy body on a highly eccentric outer-system orbit.

Short-period Comet

A comet with an orbital period under 200 years.

Halley-type Comet

A short-period comet with a long, tilted orbit.

Encke-type Comet

A short-period comet that stays inside Jupiter's orbit.

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