(97) Klotho

(97) Klotho is an asteroid belonging to the asteroid belt discovered by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel on February 17, 1868 from the observatory in Marseille, France. It is named after Clotho, a little god from Greek mythology.

Orbital characteristics

Klotho is located at an average distance of 2,671 AU from the Sun, and can be as far away as 3,351 AU. It has an orbital inclination of 11.78° and an eccentricity of 0.2546. It takes 1,594 days to complete one orbit around the Sun.