Trojan (celestial body) - Wikipedia
In astronomy, a trojan is a small celestial body (mostly asteroids) that shares the orbit of a larger body, remaining in a stable orbit approximately 60° ahead of or behind the main body near one of its Lagrangian points L 4 and L 5.
This Trojan Asteroid Is Saturn’s Newest Celestial …
2024年10月14日 · This small space object shares Saturn’s orbit, providing new insights into the forces at play in our solar system. Let’s explore what makes this discovery so significant and the science behind this fascinating find. What Are Trojan Asteroids, and Why Do They Matter?
Saturn Trojan asteroid confirmed - Phys.org
2024年10月14日 · Trojan asteroids follow roughly the same path around the sun as a nearby planet—in this case, Saturn. The first of them was discovered in 1906 by Max Wolf.
List of exceptional asteroids - Wikipedia
The following asteroids can all reach an apparent magnitude brighter than or equal to the +8.3 attained by Saturn's moon Titan at its brightest, which was discovered 145 years before the first asteroid was found owing to its closeness to the easily observed Saturn.
Saturn gets its 1st confirmed Trojan asteroid — but it might
2024年10月24日 · Saturn has finally joined the solar system's other giant planets in possessing a Trojan asteroid, but it may have stolen it. The bouncing asteroid seems to have originated in the Kuiper belt.
Saturn’s first Trojan asteroid has finally been discovered
2024年10月11日 · Astronomers have finally found an asteroid keeping pace with Saturn in its orbit around the sun. Such objects, called Trojan asteroids, are already known for the other three giant planets.
Saturn's First Trojan Asteroid - Asteroid Day
2024年11月20日 · Scientists have discovered Saturn’s first Trojan asteroid, 2019 UO14, which may have been captured from neighbouring planets. This asteroid, approximately 15 km in diameter, has an unstable orbit and is expected to be lost by Saturn in around 1,000 years.
First Saturn Trojan asteroid is found - universemagazine.com
2024年10月15日 · Most of the other planets in the Solar System, including our planet, also have Trojan asteroids (although not as many as Jupiter). Until recently, one of the few exceptions was Saturn. But now astronomers have also managed to find its first Trojan.
Saturn Could Be Defending Earth From Massive Asteroid Impacts
2017年2月8日 · Jupiter may not be the "planetary shield" that many scientists make the gas giant out to be. Instead, new simulations suggest;that Saturn may play a crucial role in steering asteroids away from...
The gas giants Jupiter and Neptune are known to host Trojan asteroids but up to now no asteroids have been found around the libration points of Uranus and Saturn. With the aid of numerical integrations we checked the stability of fictitious bodies in the 1:1 Mean Motion Resonance with Saturn.