QF99 Motion (IMAGE)

University of British Columbia

QF99 Motion

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This image shows the motion of 2011 QF99 over the next 59 kyr. Shown here is the trajectory of 2011 QF99, according to the best fit to the observations. The current position is marked by a red square, and the black line shows the trajectory 59 kyr into the future. L4 and L5 are the triangular Lagrange points, the points in space which

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