(7641) Cteatus Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 5 October 1986 by M. Antal at Piwnice.
Cteatus was born a conjoined twin of Eurytus and later was the father of Amphimachus.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cteatus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cteatus is 5.13 au from the Sun and 6.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7641 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 TT6 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 71.8 km (#448 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 27.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.46 |
| Orbital period | 11.9 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.93 – 5.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0534 |
| Inclination | 34.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 October 1986
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