Astrophysical: Trojan asteroids

  • Publication
    Analysis in the visible range of NASA Lucy mission targets: Eurybates, Polymele, Orus and Donaldjohanson.

    Jupiter Trojan asteroids are minor bodies that share Jupiter's orbit around the Sun. Although not yet well understood in origin and composition, they have...

  • News
    Astronomers confirm a new “Trojan” asteroid that shares an orbit with Mars

    Using observations made with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) a study led from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Universidad Complutense...

  • Publication
    Photometric Properties of Jupiter Trojans Detected by the Dark Energy Survey

    The Jupiter Trojans are a large group of asteroids that are coorbiting with Jupiter near its L4 and L5 Lagrange points. The study of Jupiter Trojans is crucial...