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- noun astrophysics an
asteroid occupying theTrojan points of theSun -Jupiter system - noun astrophysics by extension, any asteroid occupying a Trojan point
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Derived from the names of the first three Trojan asteroids found (Achilles, Patroclus, Hektor)
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