10-05-2019, 11:22 PM
(10-05-2019, 03:31 AM)Stargate38 Wrote: 2010 TK7 is a true Trojan, unlike Cruithne (which is in a horseshoe orbit, and therefore a different type of co-orbital body).
EDIT: Oops. I didn't notice this thread hadn't been posted in for 6 months.
Last bit first - No worries about posting to an old thread. I gather some forums really don't like that, but we're generally not terribly fussed about it as long as the new post adds to the discussion or knowledge base of the community or the like. And yours does
Re 2010 TK7 - that's interesting! I hadn't heard about this and honestly wasn't entirely sure Trojan objects (orbiting 60 degrees ahead/behind the planet) were possible for terrestrial bodies. You almost only ever hear about them in connection with gas giants in both fiction and RL.
This being OA, what part (if any) do you think this body might play in the history of the Solar System in the OA future? What (if anything) might it be used for? Would it still exist in the 'Present Day' in some capacity or would it have been consumed or moved long ago?
Thoughts?
Todd