Antinous

(1948 EA )

NOW @ 19 TAU 19

FOUND @ 2 LIB 17

Inclination: 18.398

Eccentricity: 0.606

Period: 3.396 years

AU 2.259

Type: 1803

Discovery Chart

7.3.1948 09:06 Mount Hamilton 24e45 59n26 observations 1

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Antinous was one of the many unwelcome suitors for Penelope’s {see planet (201)} hand while her husband, Odysseus {see planet (1143)}, was away on his travels. Antinous, being the most insolent of all, was the first to be killed by Odysseus on his return. (M 3935) _ _.

Discovered on 7-3-1948 in Mount Hamilton by Wirtanen, C. A.
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