(385695) Clete Trans-Neptunian Object

Discovered on 8 October 2005 by Trujillo, C. A., Sheppard, S. S. at Las Campanas.

Clete was an Amazon and the attendant to the Amazons queen Penthesilea, who led the Amazons in the Trojan war. Clete went looking for Penthesilea after she went missing after the Trojan War.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-05-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Clete is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clete is 29.3 au from the Sun and 28.5 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number385695
Provisional designation2005 TO74
Orbit classTrans-Neptunian Object
Absolute magnitude (H)8.49
Orbital period167 years
Semi-major axis30.3 au
Perihelion – aphelion28.6 – 32.0 au
Eccentricity0.0565
Inclination5.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)27.6 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 8 October 2005