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Teharonhiawako

88611 Teharonhiawako, 2001 QT297

Minor Planet Designation88611 Teharonhiawako (provisionally designated 2001 QT259)
As a binary object with its companion: (88611) Teharonhiwawako-Sawiskera
GroupClassical Kuiper Belt Objects (Cubewanos)
FamilyNot applicable
Composition ClassNot applicable
Orbital Period290.32 years
Distance from the SunSemi-Major Axis: 6,599,783,000 km (44.12 AU)
Perihelion: 6,434,426,000 km (43.01 AU)
Aphelion: 6,765,140,000 km (45.22 AU)
Eccentricity0.0195
Diameter (Mean)178 kilometres
NotesA trans-Neptunian object that orbits the Sun in the Kuiper Belt beyond the orbit of Neptune. Teharonhiawako is notable as possessing a companion, Sawiskera, which is only slightly smaller and less massive than Teharonhiawako itself. Together these two bodies form a binary object orbiting a common centre of mass, and the pair is sometimes jointly designated Teharonhiawako–Sawiskera.

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