(15874) 1996 TL66

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(15874) 1996 TL₆₆
Orbital elements
Eccentricity (orbit)>e
Inclination>i °
Perihelion>q AU
Argument of perihelion>ω °
Semi-major axis>a AU
Longitude of the ascending node>ω °
Aphelion>Q AU
Mean anomaly>M °
Orbital period>P years
Mean motion>n °/day
Time of perihelion passage>TP
(15874) 1996 TL₆₆ (also written (15874) 1996 TL66) is a trans-Neptunian object that resides in the Kuiper belt. Discovered in 1996 by David C. Jewitt et al., it was the first object to be categorised as a scattered disk object (SDO), although (48639) 1995 TL₈, discovered a year earlier, was later recognised as a scattered disk object. It was one of the largest known Kuiper belt objects at the time of the discovery.

**(15874) 1996 TL₆₆**
Orbital elements
Eccentricity (orbit)>e
Inclination>i	°
Perihelion>q	AU
Argument of perihelion>ω	°
Semi-major axis>a	AU
Longitude of the ascending node>ω	°
Aphelion>Q	AU
Mean anomaly>M	°
Orbital period>P	years
Mean motion>n	°/day
Time of perihelion passage>TP

1996 TL₆₆ orbits the Sun with a semi-major axis of 85.33 AU. Its diameter has been estimated at around 630 km by combined optical/thermal observations [link].

External links

[First MPEC listing for (15874) 1996 TL₆₆]
[1996 TL₆₆: A New Type of Transneptunian Object] — CfA news release
[1996 TL₆₆, a Newly Discovered Planetesimal]
[1996 TL₆₆ - A New Dynamical Class in the Outer Solar System] — from David Jewitt's Kuiper Belt website
[list of known TNOs, including size estimates]
[IAU minor planet lists]

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