M. Todd, D. M. Coward, M. G. Zadnik
Trojan asteroids are minor planets that share the orbit of a planet about the
Sun and librate around the L4 or L5 Lagrangian points of stability. They are
important because they carry information on early Solar System formation, when
collisions between bodies were more frequent. Discovery and study of
terrestrial planet Trojans will help constrain models for the distribution of
bodies and interactions in the inner Solar System.
We present models that constrain optimal search areas, and strategies for
survey telescopes to maximize the probability of detecting inner planet
Trojans. We also consider implications for detection with respect to the Gaia
satellite, and limitations of Gaia's observing geometry.
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1111.2427
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