| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Shoemaker, C. |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | 12 October 1988 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4709 |
|
Named after
|
Ennomus |
| 1988 TU2 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 23589 days (64.58 yr) |
| Aphelion | 5.3549 AU (801.08 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 5.1241 AU (766.55 Gm) |
| 5.2395 AU (783.82 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.022027 |
| 11.99 yr (4380.56 d) | |
| 135.772° | |
| 0° 4m 55.852s / day | |
| Inclination | 25.455° |
| 253.159° | |
| 89.155° | |
| Earth MOID | 4.18978 AU (626.782 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.092186 AU (13.7908 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 2.805 |
| Physical characteristics | |
|
Mean radius
|
40.425 ± 2.15 km |
| 12.275 h (0.5115 d) | |
| 0.0744 ± 0.009 | |
| 8.6 | |
4709 Ennomos (1988 TU2) 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.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1990 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 12.275 ± 0.008 hours with a brightness variation of 0.47 ± 0.01 magnitude.