4709 Ennomos
Encyclopedia
4709 Ennomos is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 12, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. at Palomar
. It is named after Ennomos
, a Trojan hero in the Iliad
.
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. At approximately elevation, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology...
. It is named after Ennomos
Ennomos
Ennomos is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-Species:* Ennomos alniarius – Canary-shouldered Thorn* Ennomos autumnarius – Large Thorn* Ennomos effractaria...
, a Trojan hero in the Iliad
Iliad
The Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles...
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