Stable asteroid at the L4 point

echnaton Posts: 3,122	Stable asteroid at the L4 point Aug 6, 2011 17:18:18 GMT -4 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by echnaton on Aug 6, 2011 17:18:18 GMT -4 Eric Burger's Sci Guy blog for the Houston Chronicle has a report of a stable asteroid at the L4 point.
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Stable asteroid at the L4 point Aug 6, 2011 18:07:43 GMT -4

Post by lukepemberton on Aug 6, 2011 18:07:43 GMT -4

Aug 6, 2011 17:18:18 GMT -4 echnaton said:

Eric Burger's Sci Guy blog for the Houston Chronicle has a report of a stable asteroid at the L4 point.

The Trojan was also reported by the BBC.

Last Edit: Aug 6, 2011 18:08:15 GMT -4 by lukepemberton

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Data Cable Posts: 1,351	Stable asteroid at the L4 point Aug 7, 2011 0:44:31 GMT -4 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Data Cable on Aug 7, 2011 0:44:31 GMT -4 Some obscure astronomer nobody ever heard of also mentioned it last week.
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Stable asteroid at the L4 point

Post by echnaton on Aug 6, 2011 17:18:18 GMT -4

Post by lukepemberton on Aug 6, 2011 18:07:43 GMT -4

Post by Data Cable on Aug 7, 2011 0:44:31 GMT -4