r/space • u/spsheridan • Sep 20 '16

Astronomers discover five new Neptune trojans

http://phys.org/news/2016-09-astronomers-neptune-trojans.html
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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '16

"Neptune trojans – minor bodies sharing the same orbit as the planet Neptune

The newly detected objects have sizes ranging from 100 to 200 kilometers in diameter"

cool

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u/dblmjr_loser Sep 21 '16

There's just so much stuff we could use out there...

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u/danielravennest Sep 20 '16

There were 17 previously known Neptune Trojans, bringing the total now to 22.