Trojan asteroid

noun

variants or Trojan

plural -s

: an asteroid whose average position is at one corner of an equilateral triangle formed with the sun and the planet Jupiter either eastward or westward of the planet

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Etymology

so called from its being one of the group whose members bear the names of Trojan heroes

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“Trojan asteroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Trojan%20asteroid. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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