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 (1890)—the discoverer of the first trojan
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.
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
- ↑ Sheppard, S. S.. A thick cloud of Neptune Trojans and their colors. Science 313 (5786) (28 July 2006). New York. p. 511–514. doi:10.1126/science.1127173. OCLC 110021198.
- ↑ NASA's WISE Mission Finds First Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth's Orbit 27 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
