3:2 resonance with Jupiter
A mean-motion resonance in which a body completes three orbits for every two of Jupiter's, stabilising the Hilda group in the outer main belt.
Overview
A mean-motion resonance in which a body completes three orbits for every two of Jupiter's, stabilising the Hilda group in the outer main belt.
Members
2 modelled members.
The namesake of the Hilda group, whose members orbit in a 3:2 mean-motion resonance with Jupiter in the outer main belt.
CategoryMain beltTypeCarbonaceous (C)Diameter170 kmDiscovered1875A group of outer-belt asteroids held in a 3:2 orbital resonance with Jupiter, tracing a distinctive triangular pattern over time.
Knowledge connections
- Resonance shared by153 Hilda
- Resonance shared byHilda Group
- Associated withJupiter
- Associated withMean-Motion Resonance
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.