Multiple Choice
What is the orbital sidereal period of a Trojan asteroid?
A) The period is 1.88 years.
B) It is difficult to be specific because they all have different orbital periods, depending on their masses.
C) The period is 5.9 years, the same as most asteroids in the asteroid belt.
D) The period is 11.86 years.
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