2207 Antenor/ænˈtiːnər/ is a large Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp, approximately 92 kilometers (57 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 19 August 1977, by Russian astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj on the Crimean peninsula.[1] The dark D-type asteroid is one of the 30 largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 7.97 hours.[5] It was named for the Trojan hero and sage Antenor, from Greek mythology.[3] In October 2018, it was reported that Antenor is likely a binary system. If confirmed, it would be 5th known binary Jupiter trojan.[8]
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2207Antenor /ænˈtiːnər/ is a large Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp, approximately 92 kilometers (57 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 19 August...
of asteroids, including notably 2867 Šteins and the Trojan asteroid 2207Antenor. Chernykh worked with his wife and colleague Lyudmila Chernykh. The asteroid...
was named from Greek mythology after the Trojan warrior Demoleon, son of Antenor, who was a counselor to King Priam. Demoleon, a valiant champion of war...