Alternative names 1976 UQ Observation arc 14392 days (39.40 yr) Orbits Sun | Discovery date 24 October 1976 Minor planet category Jupiter Trojan Discovered 24 October 1976 Discoverer Richard Martin West | |
Aphelion 5.71956 AU (855.634 Gm) Similar 2127 Tanya, Jupiter trojan, Sun, 911 Agamemnon, 2100 Ra‑Shalom | ||
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.
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