The Trojan asteroids are found
A) closer on average to the Sun than is the Earth.
B) sixty degrees ahead or behind Jupiter, sharing its orbit about the Sun.
C) beyond Neptune, with orbits similar to Pluto's.
D) orbiting around the Kuiper Belt body Hector.
E) with the others, between Mars and Jupiter; their red color gives them their name.

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The Trojan asteroids are indeed found sixty degrees ahead or behind Jupiter, sharing its orbit around the Sun. These positions are known as the L4 and L5 Lagrange points, where the gravitational forces of the Sun and Jupiter combine with the orbiting motion of the asteroids to create a stable environment where the asteroids can coexist with Jupiter in its orbit.

The Trojan Asteroids Are Found