An 'first of its kind' object, which appears to be a cross between an asteroid and a comet, has been detected by astronomers near Jupiter's orbit. In addition, The Wien reported, The Institute for Astronomy for the University Hawaii's asteroid terrestrial-impact final warning system (ATLAS) revealed that a new asteroid with a comet-like tail has been discovered that is rotating around the Sun in the same orbit traveled by Jupiter, as active asteroids. It is known that these objects first appear to be asteroids.
Later activity, such as tails, develops as comets. These are commonly known as Trojan asteroids. At the moment, it is the first of its kind to be seen with a comet-like tail. The Trojan asteroid was first spotted in June 2019 and dubbed the 2019 LD2. These asteroids follow the orbit like the same planet, but remain 60 degrees forward or backward along the orbit. Planets like Earth, Neptune and Jupiter have more than one Trojan asteroid.
The Jupiter Trojan asteroid orbits the Sun in two huge swarms, orbiting one ahead of the planet (where the 2019 LD2 was found) and a swarm behind it, Wion reported. Trojan asteroids have been caught in these orbits. With this, 2019 LD2 is "first-of-its-kind" as most of the Jupiter Trojans were captured billions of years ago.
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