The Trojan minor planets

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Aug 1988

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Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (ISSN 0035-872X), vol. 82, Aug. 1988, p. 204-211.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Asteroids, Orbital Elements, Trojan Orbits, Jupiter (Planet), Libration, Taxonomy, Three Body Problem

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There are (March, 1988) 3774 minor planets which have received a permanent number. Of these, there are some whose mean distance to the sun is very nearly equal to that of Jupiter, and whose heliocentric longitudes from that planet are about 60°, so that the three bodies concerned (sun, Jupiter, minor planet) make an approximate equilateral triangle. These minor planets, which occur in two distinct groups, one preceding Jupiter and one following, have received the names of the heroes of the Trojan war. This paper concerns the 49 numbered minor planets of this group.

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