Co-orbital States (IMAGE)

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Co-orbital States

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Co-orbital bodies that orbit the Sun in the same direction as a planet can follow trajectories (blue curves with arrows) that, from the perspective of the planet, look like tadpoles, horseshoes or 'quasi-satellites'.

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Helena Morais & Fathi Namouni

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