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[edit] Trojan asteroid vs. Jupiter trojan

Aren't there trojan asteroids of other planets? So that this article should be called "Jupiter trojans" and the article "trojan asteroids" refer to any trojans? It's misleading, because another article about Neptune trojans links here.Roger 08:09, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Trojan asteroid by itself refers to Jupiter-related objects. I added some text about this.--agr 12:41, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

There is no L2 camp then? I assume the L1 camp is composed of objects actually inside the main belt and as such is not distinct...--ChrisJMoor 23:03, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

This page is largely duplicate with Trojan (astronomy). Which title would be the preferable one, where they should be merged? I'd incline slightly towards Trojan asteroid, but it seems that either would be acceptable. -GTBacchus(talk) 02:03, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

This one is about the asteroids in Trojan orbits relative to Jupiter, the other is about objects in Trojan orbits in general. I don't think any merging is called for. Zocky | picture popups 02:04, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

I second Zocky. Trojan is a general term, while this article is about the trojans of Jupiter. It should maybe be moved though. Harald Khan 13:12, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

I third the opposition of the merge. Generic trojans are different from the specific ones in Jupiter's orbit (after which they are named). Bluap (talk) 15:33, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
I forth the opposition to merge, but the name should be changed to "Jovian Trojan asteroid". I accessed this page from the "mars" article to learn about a Martian Trojan asteroid, but only read a description of Jovian Trojan asteroids, with reference to others, called "Trojans". Given that "asteroid" is a general term and "Trojan" is a general term, combining them to restrict both definitions to Jupiter is confusing and would require the link from the "mars" article to be changed. Besh (talk) 02:52, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
I fifth the opposition to merge. ⁂†Poison the Well†⁂ (talk) 23:14, 2 April 2008 (UTC)