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Patroclus comparison table |
Subject | is a kind of | is an instance of | has orbital period | has inclination | has semi-major axi | has definition | has asteroid number | has eccentricity |
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Trojan asteroid | asteroid | Asteroid located at the points of Jupiter's orbit around the Sun that are equidistant from the Sun and Jupiter. About 15 are now known. | ||||||
Patroclus | Trojan asteroid | P = 11.82 yr | i = 22°.1 | a = 5.19 AU | Trojan asteroid (60°) behind Jupiter. | 617 | e = 0.14 |
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