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1985 TF3. Discovered 1985 Oct. 12 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Named for the fighting companion who accompanied Diomedes {see planet (1437)} during his great rush against the Trojans. Sthenelos pulled an arrow from Diomedes’ shoulder and then stole Aeneas’ {see planet (1172)} chariot horses and drove them back among the Greeks. (M 13482)
Name proposed by Anna McCann Taggart and Robert Taggart.
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(2003). (3794) Sthenelos. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3788
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