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A '''Lagrange Point''' is a point in space around two orbiting bodies where another small body can remain at a relatively fixed orbit between the other two bodies.
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A '''Lagrange point''' is a point in space around two orbiting bodies where another small body can remain at a relatively fixed orbit between the other two bodies.  The forces of [[gravity]] due to those larger bodies at the point are equal, and they will provide the exact amount of centripetal force allowing the small body to rotate with them.
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When any two large objects in an orbital configuration exist, there will be five Lagrange points, referred to as L1 through L5.
    
[[Category:Astronomy]]
 
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