Orbital resonance

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.

Orbital resonanceResonance: 1:1

Overview

The co-orbital resonance that traps the Jupiter Trojans at the planet's L4 and L5 Lagrange points, sharing Jupiter's orbital period.

3 modelled members.

588 Achilles
The first Jupiter Trojan discovered, leading Jupiter at the L4 Lagrange point in the 'Greek camp'.
CategoryTrojanDiameter130 kmDiscovered1906
617 Patroclus
A binary Jupiter Trojan trailing Jupiter at the L5 'Trojan camp', and the final flyby target of NASA's Lucy mission.
CategoryTrojanDiameter140 kmDiscovered1906
Jupiter Trojans
The 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

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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.

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