Talk:Mars trojan

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The result of the move request was: consensus to move the page, per the discussion below. New redirect also created. Dekimasuよ! 21:30, 25 October 2014 (UTC)

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List of Mars trojans → Mars trojan – The other classes of trojans have full articles about them, not just a list. I don't see why this one would have to be any different. --JorisvS (talk) 20:56, 16 October 2014 (UTC) JorisvS (talk) 20:56, 16 October 2014 (UTC) Support: it's already more than a list. Rothorpe (talk) 00:42, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

• Move to Mars trojan asteroids. "Trojan" has other meanings. Put the word "asteroid" in the name for clarity. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 22:23, 18 October 2014 (UTC)

  Comment. You think that any of those can be combined with the name of a planet and still make sense? There is no ambiguity when "asteroid" is left out. --JorisvS (talk) 14:02, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

• Support Already more than a list, topic deserves an article. No actual ambiguity exists. —innotata 16:18, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
• Support move as proposed. Mars trojan is the common name and there is no need to disambiguate, and yes this is already a good short article, more than a list. Andrewa (talk)

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Can you please consider adding to the list 2015 TL144, one of two objects I mentioned on a Minor Planet Mailing List post on 16 April 2023. At that time it was observed over 2 oppositions, now 4. A 1 million year integration with neaplot3d showed trojan behaviour. The other object I mentioned, 2016 AA165, was added to the list and is also good after a 1 million year integration. Would also be worth adding a change to the wording somehow. 9 of these are confirmed on the Minor Planet Center pages. The rest are all still candidates, even though I and others have done many simulations!! Andrew Walker 2001:8003:1C27:EB00:A15B:275E:CB7B:733D (talk) 09:39, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

After this paper appeared a few days ago.,

"New asteroid clusters and evidence of collisional fragmentation in the L5 Trojan cloud of Mars"

https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.16231

I suggested to the Minor Planet Centre that 2015 TL144 and 2016 AA165 be added to their list of Mars Trojans, and they have done so!!

Andrew Walker 2001:8003:1C4D:800:BD5E:7A1A:7C15:B415 (talk) 10:22, 6 March 2025 (UTC)