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There are a heck of a lot of asteroids in the Solar System that orbit the Sun.

For the first time ever, a comet has been witnessed near Jupiter’s ancient asteroids called Trojans that orbit the sun along with the Gas Giant. The young object, which has been named P/2019 LD2 (or LD2), belongs to a group of icy bodies called Centaurs that are located between Jupiter and Neptune. When Centaurs get closer to the sun, they heat up and become more like a comet. LD2 is thought to be part of the “bucket brigade” of comets that have been kicked out of the Kuiper Belt by collisions with other objects and sent flying towards Jupiter.

NASA’s Hubble telescope has spotted a young comet that took a temporary parking place near Jupiter’s asteroids.

Shane McGlaun - Feb 26, 2021, 4:26am CST The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has spied a comet-like object known as a Centaur that has settled near a group of captured ancient asteroids called Trojans orbiting alongside Jupiter. NASA says this is the first time a comet-like object has been spotted near the ancient Trojan population. The Centaur name classifies icy bodies in the space between Jupiter and Neptune that become active for the first time when heated as they approach the sun. After heating, Centaurs dynamically transition into being more comet-like. Hubble captured sn...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Astronomers found a roaming comet taking a rest stop before possibly continuing its journey. The wayward object made a temporary stop near giant Jupiter. The icy visitor has plenty of... view more  Credit: Credits: NASA, ESA, and B. Bolin (Caltech) After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like object orbiting among the giant planets has found a temporary parking place along the way. The object has settled near a family of captured ancient asteroids, called Trojans, that are orbiting the Sun alongside Jupiter. This is the first time a...