(741821) Lewisknee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 2006 by D. D. Balam at Maunakea.
Lewis Knee (b. 1961) is a Canadian Senior Research Officer and Team Leader of the Millimetre Instrumentation Group, Astronomy Technology, at the National Research Council of Canada's Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre. His scientific interests include radio and sub-millimeter observational studies of star formation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 37), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lewisknee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lewisknee is 2.43 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 741821 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 TO58 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0722 |
| Inclination | 6.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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