2146 Stentor
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Richard Martin West |
| Discovery date | October 24, 1976 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Stentor |
| 1976 UQ | |
| Jupiter Trojan | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 857.606 Gm (5.733 AU) |
| Perihelion | 698.106 Gm (4.667 AU) |
| 777.856 Gm (5.200 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| 4330.709 d (11.86 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 13.03 km/s |
| 290.325° | |
| Inclination | 39.260° |
| 131.317° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
Equatorial surface gravity | ? m/s² |
Equatorial escape velocity | ? km/s |
Sidereal rotation period | ? d |
| ?° | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~122 K |
| ? | |
| 10.8 | |
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2146 Stentor is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid that orbits in the L4 Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system, in the "Greek Camp" of Trojan asteroids. It was named after the Greek hero Stentor, who was a Herald of the Greek forces during the Trojan War. It was discovered by Richard Martin West on October 24, 1976 at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. 2148 Epeios was also discovered the same day by West.
References
External links
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
- 2146 Stentor at the JPL Small-Body Database
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