• astronomy, a co-orbital configuration is a configuration of two or more astronomical objects (such as asteroids, moons, or planets) orbiting at the same...
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    Quasi-satellite (category Co-orbital minor planets)
    of co-orbital configuration (1:1 orbital resonance) with a planet (or dwarf planet) where the object stays close to that planet over many orbital periods...
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  • 2003 YN107 (category Earth co-orbital asteroids)
    in a co-orbital configuration relative to Earth. 2003 YN107 was discovered by the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) system in orbit around...
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    increasing the object's orbital period. The closer to Earth the object is, the greater this effect is. At the L1 point, the object's orbital period becomes exactly...
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    definition of planet 3753 Cruithne Co-orbital configuration Definition of a planet Ecliptic Hill sphere Natural satellite Orbit of the Moon Quasi-satellite Satellite...
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    Pluto (redirect from Hadeocentric orbit)
    orbit (such as its orbital precession) over millions of years so that a collision could happen. However, Pluto is also protected by its 2:3 orbital resonance...
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    3753 Cruithne (category Earth co-orbital asteroids)
    asteroid in orbit around the Sun in 1:1 orbital resonance with Earth, making it a co-orbital object. It is an asteroid that, relative to Earth, orbits the Sun...
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  • 2013 VZ70 (category Co-orbital minor planets)
    2013 VZ70 is a centaur on a horseshoe co-orbital configuration with Saturn. It was first observed on 1 November 2013 by the Outer Solar System Origins...
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    Polydeuces (moon) (category Moons with a prograde orbit)
    Saturn in a co-orbital configuration with Dione, meaning they share the same orbit.: 261 : 2  Together with Dione and its other co-orbital companion Helene...
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  • 2019 VL5 (category Earth co-orbital asteroids)
    Earth. Because of that, it is in a co-orbital configuration relative to Earth. 2019 VL5 is currently in a horseshoe orbit: relative to the Sun and Earth,...
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