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Exactly. That's also why Jupiter, which shares its orbit with thousands of asteroids, isn't a planet either.
Do you mean the Trojans? They're excluded from the mass calculation of 'clearing the neighbourhood' because they're in a resonant orbit - their orbit is a consequence of Jupiter's mass.
I don't know. I don't think we should make excuses for Jupiter just because of its size. Pluto's doing the best it can. Could any of us do any better, so far out from the sun?
Jupiter was declared too big to fail.