Definitions
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- adjective astronomy Describing bodies that
share the sameorbit .
Etymologies
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co- + orbital.
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Examples
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Occasionally a coorbital catches up to Earth from behind, or vice versa, and the dance begins:
Signs of the Times 2009
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Astronomers will be studying 2009 BD with great interest, because it may be a very rare coorbital asteroid.
Signs of the Times 2009
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