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Trojan

From , former About.com Guide

Definition: Trojan: An object orbiting in the Lagrange points of another (larger) object. This name derives from a generalization of the names of some of the largest asteroids in Jupiter's Lagrange points: 588 Achilles, 624 Hektor, and 911 Agamemnon. Saturn's satellites Helene, Calypso and Telesto are also sometimes called Trojans.

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