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As of May 2008, there are six known Neptune Trojans (named by analogy to the Trojan asteroids) which have the same orbital period as the planet. They lie in the elongated, curved region around the L₄ Lagrangian point 60° ahead of Neptune. These are,,,, and .
   When was first discovered it was believed to be a Neptune trojan.
   The discovery of in a high inclination (>25°) orbit is significant as it suggests a ‘thick’ cloud of Trojans. It is believed that large (radius ≈ 100 km) Neptune Trojans could outnumber Jupiter Trojans by an order of magnitude.
   If any trailing (L₅) Neptune Trojans are discovered in the near future, it may be possible for the New Horizons spacecraft to investigate them as it passes through the region in 2014 en route to Pluto.

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