(118228) 1996 TQ66

Infobox Planet
bgcolour=#FFFFC0
name=mp|(118228) 1996 TQ|66
discovery=yes
discoverer=J. Chen, D. C. Jewitt, C. A. Trujillo, J. X. Luu
discovered=October 8, 1996 [ [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/TNOs.html List Of Transneptunian Objects ] ]
mp_name=mp|(118228) 1996 TQ|66
alt_names="none"
mp_category=plutino
epoch=December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
semimajor=5872.701 Gm (39.257 AU)
perihelion=5174.984 Gm (34.593 AU)
aphelion=6570.418 Gm (43.921 AU)
eccentricity=0.119
period=89839.462 d (245.97 a)
inclination=14.683°
asc_node=10.776°
arg_peri=19.060°
mean_anomaly=12.128°
avg_speed=4.74 km/s
physical_characteristics=yes
dimensions=167 km [ [http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html List of known trans-Neptunian objects ] ]
mass=4.9e|18? kg
density=2.0? g/cm³
surface_grav=0.0467? m/s²
escape_velocity=0.0883? km/s
sidereal_day=? d
spectral_type=?
abs_magnitude=7.1
albedo=0.10?
single_temperature=~44 K

mp|(118228) 1996 TQ|66, also written (118228) 1996 TQ66, is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) that resides in the Kuiper belt. It was discovered on October 8, 1996 by Chad Trujillo, David C. Jewitt. Jane X. Luu, and Jun Chen.

It is in a 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune similar to Pluto, which classifies it as a plutino.

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