Trojan asteroid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from the names of the first three Trojan asteroids found (Achilles, Patroclus, Hektor)
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
- (astrophysics): Trojan
Hypernyms[edit]
- (astrophysics): Langrangian asteroid (generalized)
Hyponyms[edit]
- (astrophysics): Greek camp, Trojan camp
Derived terms[edit]
- (astrophysics): Trojan, Trojan point
- (astrophysics): Trojan moon, Trojan planet (generalized)
Translations[edit]
asteroid sharing Jupiter's orbit
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any similar asteroid
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