Similar minor planets 3753 Cruithne
figure 1. plan showing possible orbits along gravitational contours (not scale)
more near-resonant near-earth objects (neos) have since been discovered. these include 54509 yorp, (85770) 1998 up1, 2002 aa29, , 2009 bd exist in resonant orbits similar cruithne s. 2010 tk7 first , far identified earth trojan.
other examples of natural bodies known in horseshoe orbits (with respect each other) include janus , epimetheus, natural satellites of saturn. orbits these 2 moons follow around saturn simpler 1 cruithne follows, operate along same general principles.
mars has 4 known co-orbital asteroids (5261 eureka, 1999 uj7, 1998 vf31, , 2007 ns2, @ lagrangian points), , jupiter has many (an estimated 1 million greater 1 km in diameter, jovian trojans); there other small co-orbital moons in saturnian system: telesto , calypso tethys, , helene , polydeuces dione. however, none of these follow horseshoe orbits.
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