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Detecting Lagrange Moons
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I am no astronomer, but my understanding is that a lot of astronomical discoveries have historically come about because of the occultation of some further away object that was being observed by something much closer.

With that in mind, I think the answer to your question might come down to whether or not the asteroid passed in front of something else that was being looked at. Being so close to Earth, it seems to me the odds might be higher that it would pass in front of something else and be detected sooner rather than later (there is also the issue of people deliberately looking in the LaGrange points for asteroids). OTOH, while the volume size you mention is vastly smaller than the rest of the solar system it is still huge in comparison with Earthly scales - so much so that a considerable time might pass before the right set of circumstances came together to result in the detection of the asteroid.

My 2c worth,

Todd
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Detecting Lagrange Moons - by Cray - 03-27-2019, 09:36 AM
RE: Detecting Lagrange Moons - by Rynn - 03-28-2019, 07:29 AM
RE: Detecting Lagrange Moons - by stevebowers - 03-28-2019, 06:47 PM
RE: Detecting Lagrange Moons - by Cray - 03-29-2019, 06:51 AM
RE: Detecting Lagrange Moons - by stevebowers - 10-06-2019, 07:17 AM
RE: Detecting Lagrange Moons - by Drashner1 - 10-06-2019, 09:37 AM
RE: Detecting Lagrange Moons - by Drashner1 - 03-29-2019, 08:27 AM
RE: Detecting Lagrange Moons - by Stargate38 - 10-05-2019, 03:31 AM
RE: Detecting Lagrange Moons - by Drashner1 - 10-05-2019, 11:22 PM
RE: Detecting Lagrange Moons - by stevebowers - 10-06-2019, 05:51 PM
RE: Detecting Lagrange Moons - by Cray - 10-11-2019, 04:19 AM

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