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- From: gwc@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Greg F Walz Chojnacki)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: asteroids beyond Jupiter
- Date: 4 Jan 1993 17:52:20 GMT
- Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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- >>In article <1992Dec2t.edu> <3342.29953@hpcv3@hp.caacp.com>,
- >>billn@hp53@ac.cv.c.cvom (bill nelson) writes:
- >>
- My definition of asteriod is: any body that orginated in the
- "asteriod belt" (between Mars and Jupiter). I have made no claim as to
- where they can orbit. Jyonder is large enough to cause significant
- perturbation to their orbits.
- >
- Correct me if I'm wrong, but was the original poster intersted less
- in terminology than whether an object in the "main" asteroid belt
- could be perturbed into an orbit like, say, Chiron's? If so, I
- don't know the answer (I suspect it's yes), but it's an interesting
- question.
-
- (I'm just trying to put out misdirected flames.)
-
- Greg
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-