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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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45.295 AU
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Perihelion
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43.217 AU
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Semimajor axis
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44.256 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 |
 Photo: Copyright © Susanna Kauppinen. |
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Mythology
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Teharonhiawako was a creator deity of the Iroquois Nation. He was a son of the granddaughter of the Great Spirit creation god. He became a farmer and was loved by the people.
The first being Teharonhiawako made was from the bark of a tree, the second was from the foam of the ocean, the third was from the black soil, and the fourth from the red earth. The Origin of Man The companion object is named for Teharonhiawako's twin brother Sawiskera. Sawiskera was a skilled hunter but was jealous, cruel and destructive, and he was eventually conquered by his brother. |