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List of objects at Lagrangian points


This is a list of known objects which occupy, have occupied, or are planned to occupy any of the five Lagrangian points of two-body systems in space.

L1 is the Lagrangian point located approximately 1.5 million km from Earth towards the Sun.

L2 is the Lagrangian point located approximately 1.5 million km from Earth in the direction opposite the Sun.

L3 is the Sun–Earth Lagrangian point located on the side of the Sun opposite Earth, slightly outside the Earth's orbit.

L4 is the Sun–Earth Lagrangian point located close to the Earth's orbit 60° ahead of Earth.

L5 is the Sun–Earth Lagrangian point located close to the Earth's orbit 60° behind Earth.

Asteroids in the L4 and L5 Sun–Mars Lagrangian points are sometimes called Mars trojans, with a lower-case t, as "Trojan asteroid" was originally defined as a term for Lagrangian asteroids of Jupiter. They may also be called Mars Lagrangian asteroids.

Source: Minor Planet Center [1]

Asteroids in the L4 and L5 Sun–Jupiter Lagrangian points are known as Jupiter Trojan asteroids or simply Trojan asteroids.

Minor planets in the L4 and L5 Sun–Neptune Lagrangian points are called Neptune trojans, with a lower-case t, as "Trojan asteroid" was originally defined as a term for Lagrangian asteroids of Jupiter.

Source: Minor Planet Center [2]


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