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::Which class of asteroids is Cruithne in and do we have a page for it?

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::Well, technically you get them, but without the mass difference you lose the fundamental quality of an L-point: stability. Unless...

::*Mass A is "substantially" larger than mass B -- by about a factor of 30.
::*Mass C, at the libration point, has essentially no mass in comparison to both A and B.

::...the points aren't linearly stable and can't hold anything. Basically, the centre of gravity of the system must be pretty close to A or it doesn't work. See J.M.A. Danby's "Fundamentals of Celestial Mechanics" (I think) where the ratio is discussed. -- Paul Drye

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	Revision 6 . . December 6, 2001 2:59 am by Paul Drye [Yeah, I'm sure.]
	Revision 5 . . December 6, 2001 2:41 am by Xaonon [Different masses?]
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	Revision 3 . . December 2, 2001 3:29 am by The Epopt [a paragraph that should be moved]
	Revision 2 . . October 24, 2001 2:52 am by Paul Drye