Trojan asteroid
nounEtymology Derived from the names of the first three Trojan asteroids found (Achilles, Patroclus, Hektor)
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Astrophysics an asteroid occupying the Trojan points of the Sun-Jupiter system
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Astrophysics by extension, any asteroid occupying a Trojan point
- Synonyms
- Trojan
- Derived terms
- Trojan, Trojan point, Trojan moon, Trojan planet
- Hypernyms
- Langrangian asteroid
- Hyponyms
- Greek camp, Trojan camp