What Kind of Orbit Is Traced by the Trojan Asteroids

question 9

Multiple Choice

What kind of orbit is traced by the Trojan asteroids as they move around the Sun?

• A) elliptical orbits that carry them from outside Neptune's orbit to inside the orbit of Jupiter
• B) long, elliptical orbits that cross the orbit of Earth
• C) circular orbits at Jupiter's orbital distance, at angles of ±60° away from the planet
• D) circular orbits at about 2.8 au from the Sun, within the asteroid belt

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