(118228) 1996 TQ66

(118228) 1996 TQ66
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byJ. Chen
D. C. Jewitt
C. Trujillo
J. X. Luu
Discovery siteMauna Kea Obs.
Discovery date8 October 1996
Designations
(118228) 1996 TQ66
1996 TQ66
TNO[3] · plutino[4][5]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 1 July 2021 (JD 2459396.5)
Uncertainty parameter 2
Observation arc24.17 yr (8,828 d)
Aphelion44.219 AU
Perihelion34.535 AU
39.377 AU
Eccentricity0.1230
247.10 yr (90,254 d)
33.659°
0° 0m 14.4s / day
Inclination14.650°
10.613°
18.541°
Physical characteristics
185 km (est. at 0.09)[4]
22.85[8]
7.14[2][3]

(118228) 1996 TQ66 (provisional designation 1996 TQ66) is a resonant trans-Neptunian object of the plutino population in the Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. It was discovered on 8 October 1996, by American astronomers Jun Chen, David Jewitt, Chad Trujillo, and Jane Luu, using the UH88 telescope at the Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii.[1][2] The very red object measures approximately 185 kilometers (110 miles) in diameter. As of 2021, it has not been named.

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