New Earth Trojan asteroid (IMAGE)

University of Barcelona

New Earth Trojan asteroid

Caption

The second Earth Trojan asteroid known to date will remain Trojan —that is, it will be located at the Lagrangian point— for four thousand years, thus it is qualified as transient.

Credit

NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine Acknowledgment: M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab)

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