(19308) 1996 TO66

(19308) 1996 TO66
Hubble Space Telescope image of 1996 TO66 taken in 2005
Discovery
Discovered by
Discovery date12 October 1996
Designations
(19308) 1996 TO66
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc7322 days (20.05 yr)
Aphelion48.375 AU (7.2368 Tm)
Perihelion37.939 AU (5.6756 Tm)
43.157 AU (6.4562 Tm)
Eccentricity0.12090
283.52 yr (103,555 d)
137.16°
0° 0m 12.515s / day
Inclination27.4948°
355.2889°
239.07°
Earth MOID37.0117 AU (5.53687 Tm)
Jupiter MOID33.0091 AU (4.93809 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions
7.92 h (0.330 d)
7.92 h[2]
0.7 (assumed)
Temperature~43 K
  • Neutral
  • B−V = 0.68, V−R = 0.39[5]
  • B−V = 0.74, V−R = 0.38[6]
4.5

(19308) 1996 TO66 (provisional designation 1996 TO66) is a trans-Neptunian object that was discovered in 1996 by Chadwick Trujillo, David Jewitt and Jane Luu. Until 20000 Varuna was discovered, it was the second-largest known object in the Kuiper belt, after Pluto.

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