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Teharonhiawako
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Number
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88611
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Provisional name
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2001 QT297
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Class
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Cubewano
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Discovery
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20.08.2001, 03:01:28 UT, Cerro Tololo, La Serena, Chile
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Discovery chart
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Discovery position
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23° Aquarius 57' Rx
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Time of announcement
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12.10.2001 - 20:51 UT
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Naming
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April 2007
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Orbital period
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292.7 years
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Orbit
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Aphelion
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45.291 AU
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Perihelion
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43.132 AU
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Semimajor axis
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44.212 AU
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Magnitude
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5.5
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Diameter
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150 - 470 km
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Inclination
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2.6
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Teharonhiawako has a binary companion. This is the second known binary KBO after the discovery of 1998 WW31. |
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Satellite
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Sawiskera
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Discovery
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images 11. - 12.10.2001, Baade telescope, Las Campanas, Chile
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Time of announcement
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15.10.2001 IAU circular 7733
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Naming
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April 2007
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Distance between pair
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27,300 km +/- 343 km
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Orbital period
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825 +/- 3 d
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Mythology
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Teharonhiawako was a creator deity of the Iroquois Nation. The Origin of Man
Teharonhiawako was a son of the granddaughter of the Great Spirit creation god. He became a farmer and was loved by the people. The companion object is named for his twin brother Sawiskera. Sawiskera was a skilled hunter but was jealous, cruel and destructive, and he was eventually conquered by his brother. |