(20161) 1996 TR66

Summary

(20161) 1996 TR66 is a resonant trans-Neptunian object^[1]. (20161) 1996 TR66 draws 36 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 followed (20160) 1996 TH42^[11].
• (20161) 1996 TR66 was followed by (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 October 8, 1996^[16].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4'}^[17].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4007816'}^[18].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3957353433990226'}^[19].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.5'}^[20].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.43'}^[21].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+12.41679'}^[22].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+12.42954897098069'}^[23].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+330'}^[24].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+121394.3505348375'}^[25].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'amount': '+342.99347'}^[26].
• (20161) 1996 TR66's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'amount': '+343.1126832693091'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include resonant trans-Neptunian object^[7], asteroid^[8], and trans-Neptunian object^[9].

Why It Matters

(20161) 1996 TR66 draws 36 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.^[28] (20161) 1996 TR66 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]