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New Trojan Asteroid Hints At Huge Neptunian Cloud [6-15-2006, thanks blam] -- The asteroids orbit 60°, or about 5 billion kilometres, ahead of Neptune on its circular orbit around the Sun, which is a gravitationally stable location called a Lagrange point. But the newly-found asteroid is unique in that its orbit is tilted 25° relative to the plane of the solar system.

The new ones are behind Neptune in another LaGrange point.

1 posted on 08/29/2010 4:29:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

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I’m just glad the trojan was found at this planet and not some other planet.

2 posted on 08/29/2010 4:31:44 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy

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One, about 62 miles / 100 km in diameter, and an estimated 149 more. :') Two-list pingworthy!




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3 posted on 08/29/2010 4:32:19 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Democratic Underground... matters are worse, as their latest fund drive has come up short...)

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5 posted on 08/29/2010 4:48:49 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)

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I got relatives in LaGrange, but they're anything but balanced.

6 posted on 08/29/2010 6:05:23 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)

9 posted on 08/29/2010 6:22:14 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Democratic Underground... matters are worse, as their latest fund drive has come up short...)

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Neptunian dead zone

As Dave Barry might say... This would make a great name for a rock band.

13 posted on 08/30/2010 7:20:16 AM PDT by Constitutionalist Conservative (Two blogs for the price of none!)

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