88611 Teharonhiawako

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | orbital_characteristics=yes | physical_characteristics=yes
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discoverer=Deep Ecliptic Survey
discovered=August 20, 2001
name=88611 Teharonhiawako
mp_name=88611 Teharonhiawako
alt_names=mp|2001 QT|297
mp_category=cubewanocite web
author=Marc W. Buie
date=2005/07/11
title=Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 88611
publisher=SwRI (Space Science Department)
url=http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~buie/kbo/astrom/88611.html
accessdate=2008-09-28]
epoch=
aphelion=45.280 AU
perihelion=42.899 AU
semimajor=44.089 AU
eccentricity=0.027
period=
avg_speed=
inclination=2.6°
asc_node=304.7°
arg_peri=242.2°
mean_anomaly=141.9°
dimensions=176 kmcite web
date=22 August 2008
title=List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects
publisher=Johnston's Archive
author=Wm. Robert Johnston
url=http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html
accessdate=2008-09-28]
mass=
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abs_magnitude=5.5

88611 Teharonhiawako (Mohawk, approximately pronounced|d̥ɛhaˌɺũhiaɰáːgo or respell|de-hah|LOON|hee-ə|WAH|go), provisionally mp|2001 QT|297, is a trans-Neptunian object and a member of the Kuiper belt. It has a large moon Sawiskera, which at 108-136 km in diameter is comparable to the 156-196 km of its primary.cite web
date=6 May 2007
title=(88611) Teharonhiawako and Sawiskera
publisher=Johnston's Archive
author=Wm. Robert Johnston
url=http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/astmoons/am-88611.html
accessdate=2008-09-28]

The object was discovered on August 20, 2001 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey. Teharonhiawako and Sawiskera are named after two brothers in the Iroquois creation myth.

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External links

* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=88611;orb=1;view=Far Orbital simulation] from JPL (Java) / [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi?find_body=1&body_group=sb&sstr=88611 Ephemeris]