Trojan asteroid

noun

1. one of a number of asteroids that have the same mean motion and orbit as Jupiter, preceding or following the planet by a longitude of 60°

Example Sentences

In 2020, astronomers thought they’d found something incredible: the second so-called Earth Trojan asteroid ever seen.

From Scientific American

In a new study, researchers confirmed that an asteroid spotted in 2020, called 2020 XL5, is the second object of its kind, called an Earth Trojan asteroid.

From Scientific American

But at the time, 2020 XL5’s orbit around the sun wasn’t fully understood, so it wasn’t yet certain whether the object was just a nearby space rock crossing Earth’s orbit or if it could be a real Earth Trojan asteroid.

From Scientific American

The team concluded that, as it was initially suspected, 2020 XL5 is an Earth Trojan asteroid.

From Scientific American

The study also revealed that this object is much larger than the first Earth Trojan asteroid found.

From Scientific American