1:1 resonance with Jupiter
The co-orbital resonance that traps the Jupiter Trojans at the planet's L4 and L5 Lagrange points, sharing Jupiter's orbital period.
Overview
The co-orbital resonance that traps the Jupiter Trojans at the planet's L4 and L5 Lagrange points, sharing Jupiter's orbital period.
Members
3 modelled members.
The first Jupiter Trojan discovered, leading Jupiter at the L4 Lagrange point in the 'Greek camp'.
CategoryTrojanDiameter130 kmDiscovered1906A binary Jupiter Trojan trailing Jupiter at the L5 'Trojan camp', and the final flyby target of NASA's Lucy mission.
CategoryTrojanDiameter140 kmDiscovered1906The vast swarm of asteroids sharing Jupiter's orbit in a 1:1 resonance, split between the leading Greek camp and the trailing Trojan camp — the target population of NASA's Lucy mission.
CategoryTrojan
Knowledge connections
- Resonance shared by588 Achilles
- Resonance shared by617 Patroclus
- Resonance shared byJupiter Trojans
- Associated withJupiter
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.