Orbital stability analysis and photometric characterization of the second Earth Trojan asteroid 2020 XL5

Orbital stability analysis and photometric characterization of the second Earth Trojan asteroid 2020 XL5

Although Trojan asteroids have been known for decades in other Solar System planets, only one Earth Trojan asteroid was detected. Here, the authors show that recently discovered 2020 XL5 is the second transient Earth Trojan asteroid.

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Main Authors: T. Santana-Ros, M. Micheli, L. Faggioli, R. Cennamo, M. Devogèle, A. Alvarez-Candal, D. Oszkiewicz, O. Ramírez, P.-Y. Liu, P. G. Benavidez, A. Campo Bagatin, E. J. Christensen, R. J. Wainscoat, R. Weryk, L. Fraga, C. Briceño, L. Conversi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-27988-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-27988-4

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