Jupiter trojan
The Jupiter trojans, commonly known as trojan asteroids or simply trojans, are a large group of asteroids that share the planet Jupiter's orbit around the Sun.[1] The first Jupiter trojan discovered, 588 Achilles, was spotted in 1906 by German astronomer Max Wolf. More than 9,800 Jupiter trojans have been found.[2]
Jupiter Trojan Media
- Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf.jpg
Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf (1890)—the discoverer of the first trojan
- Lagrange points.jpg
A gravitational potential contour plot showing Earth's Lagrangian points; Template:L4 and L5 are ahead (above) and behind (below) the planet, respectively. Jupiter's Lagrangian points are similarly situated in its much larger orbit.
- AnimatedOrbitOf624Hektor.gif
Animation of the orbit of 624 Hektor (blue), set against the orbit of Jupiter (outer red ellipse)
Trojan 624 Hektor (indicated) is similar in brightness to dwarf planet Pluto.
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 630: attempt to index field 'known_free_doi_registrants_t' (a nil value).
- ↑ "NASA's WISE Mission Finds First Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth's Orbit 27 July 2011". Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
