(2146) Stentor Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 24 October 1976 by R. M. West at La Silla.
Where Stentor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stentor is 5.60 au from the Sun and 6.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2146 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 UQ |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 50.8 km (#732 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Rotation period | 16.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.02 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.67 – 5.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 39.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 October 1976
- (2052) Tamriko
- (2053) Nuki
- (2115) Irakli
- (2116) Mtskheta
- (2145) Blaauw
- (2148) Epeios
- (2187) La Silla
- (2935) Naerum
- (10668) Plansos
More named asteroids discovered by R. M. West
- (2052) Tamriko
- (2053) Nuki
- (2115) Irakli
- (2116) Mtskheta
- (2117) Danmark
- (2145) Blaauw
- (2147) Kharadze
- (2148) Epeios
- (2187) La Silla
- (2526) Alisary
- (2595) Gudiachvili
- (2596) Vainu Bappu
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