It was discovered by American astronomer William Liller at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, on 8 April 1978, and named after Kenos from Selknam mythology.
[10] Kenos is a member of the Hungaria family, which form the innermost dense concentration of asteroids in the Solar System.
IT orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.6–2.2 AU once every 2 years and 8 months (963 days).
[5][6] This minor planet was named after Kenos, the first man in the Selknam mythology of the Native Americans of Tierra del Fuego, sent by the Supreme Being to bring order into the world.
He created the human race by using peat to make male and female organs, taught them language and instructed them in rules to fashion a harmonious society.