damocloid
(minor planet with a comet-like orbit)
A damocloid is a minor planet with a comet-like
(highly eccentric) orbit, but no comet
characteristics (coma). The term indicates their
similarity to Damocles, such a minor planet that
was discovered in the early-1990s discovery.
The term damocloid family refers to all the damocloids
of the solar system.
(minor planets,solar system,object type)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damocloid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5335_Damocles
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Damocloid
https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095659245
https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/D/Damocloid_family.html
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005AJ....129..530J/abstract
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