385695 Clete

385695 Clete
Discovery [1][2]
Discovered byC. Trujillo
S. S. Sheppard
Discovery siteLas Campanas Obs.
Discovery date8 October 2005
Designations
(385695) 2005 TO74
Named after
Clete [1]
(Greek mythology)
2005 TO74
Neptune trojan · L4 [3][4]
centaur [5] · distant [1]
Orbital characteristics [5]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 4
Observation arc10.02 yr (3,661 d)
Aphelion31.575 AU
Perihelion28.534 AU
30.055 AU
Eccentricity0.0506
164.77 yr (60,182 d)
286.36°
0° 0m 21.6s / day
Inclination5.2546°
169.40°
306.84°
Neptune MOID0.523 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions97 km[4]
100 km[6]
23.2[6]
8.3[1][5]

385695 Clete, provisional designation 2005 TO74, is a Neptune trojan, co-orbital with the ice giant Neptune, approximately 97 kilometers (60 miles) in diameter.[3][4] It was named after Clete, one of the Amazons from Greek mythology.[1] The minor planet was discovered on 8 October 2005, by American astronomers Scott Sheppard and Chad Trujillo at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.[1] 23 known Neptune trojans have already been discovered.[3]

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