(20161) 1996 TR66

Summary

(20161) 1996 TR66 is a resonant trans-Neptunian object^[1]. (20161) 1996 TR66 draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (resonant_trans_neptunian_object category, ranking #6 of 11).^[2]

Key Facts

• (20161) 1996 TR66 is credited with the discovery of David Clifford Jewitt^[3].
• (20161) 1996 TR66 is credited with the discovery of Chadwick Trujillo^[4].
• (20161) 1996 TR66 is credited with the discovery of Jane Luu^[5].
• (20161) 1996 TR66 is credited with the discovery of Jun Chen^[6].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's instance of is recorded as resonant trans-Neptunian object^[7].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[8].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[9].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Mauna Kea Observatories^[10].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's follows is recorded as (20160) 1996 TH42^[11].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's followed by is recorded as (20162) 1996 UD^[12].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[13].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 TR66^[15].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-10-08T00:00:00Z^[16].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020161^[17].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4'}^[18].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4007816'}^[19].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3957353433990226'}^[20].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.5'}^[21].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.43'}^[22].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.41679'}^[23].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.42954897098069'}^[24].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+330'}^[25].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+121394.3505348375'}^[26].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+342.99347'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include David Clifford Jewitt^[3], an astronomer^[28], b. 1958^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[31], specialised in astronomy^[32]; Chadwick Trujillo^[4], an astronomer^[33], b. 1973^[34], of United States^[35], specialised in planetary science^[36]; Jane Luu^[5], an astronomer^[37], b. 1963^[38], of United States^[39], awarded the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[40], specialised in astronomy^[41]; and Jun Chen^[6], an astronomer^[42], b. 2000^[43], of United States^[44].

Why It Matters

(20161) 1996 TR66 draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (resonant_trans_neptunian_object category, ranking #6 of 11).^[2] (20161) 1996 TR66 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45]