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Trojan_asteroid
Trojan asteroid
English
Noun
Trojan asteroid (plural Trojan asteroids)
- (astrophysics) an asteroid occupying the Trojan points of the Sun-Jupiter system
- (astrophysics) by extension, any asteroid occupying a Trojan point
Synonyms
- (astrophysics): Trojan
Hypernyms
- (astrophysics): Langrangian asteroid (generalized)
Derived terms
- (astrophysics): Trojan, Trojan point
- (astrophysics): Trojan moon, Trojan planet (generalized)
Translations
asteroid sharing Jupiter's orbit
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any similar asteroid
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