Concept information
Preferred term
Jupiter trojans
Definition
- The family of asteroids that share Jupiter's orbit and lie in elongated, curved regions around the two Lagrangian points 60° ahead and behind of Jupiter. The Lagrangian points L4 and L5 host several thousands of them. (en)
Broader concept
- Trojan asteroids (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/874
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