(15836) 1995 DA2

(15836) 1995 DA2
Discovery
Discovered by David C. Jewitt, Jane X. Luu
Discovery date 24 February 1995
Designations
MPC designation (15836) 1995 DA2
none
TNO
3:4 resonance[1][2]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc 7265 days (19.89 yr)
Aphelion 39.461 AU (5.9033 Tm)
Perihelion 33.803 AU (5.0569 Tm)
36.632 AU (5.4801 Tm)
Eccentricity 0.077215
221.72 yr (80982.1 d)
52.748°
 0m 16.003s / day
Inclination 6.5470°
127.43°
338.43°
Earth MOID 32.8209 AU (4.90994 Tm)
Jupiter MOID 28.5898 AU (4.27697 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 106 km[4]
0.09 (assumed)
7.7

    (15836) 1995 DA2, also written as (15836) 1995 DA2, is a trans-Neptunian object. It was discovered on February 24, 1995, by David C. Jewitt and Jane X. Luu at the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii.

    Resonance

    It is in a 3:4 resonance with the planet Neptune.[1][2] The Neptune 3:4 mean-motion resonance keeps the object more than 8 AU from Neptune over a 14,000-year period.[5][6]

    The 3:4 resonance libration of 1995 DA2. Neptune is the white (stationary) dot at 5 o'clock. Uranus is blue, Saturn yellow, and Jupiter red.

    References

    1. 1 2 Marc W. Buie (7 February 2002). "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 15836". SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved 2009-01-29.
    2. 1 2 "MPEC 2009-A63 :Distant Minor Planets (2009 JAN. 29.0 TT)". Minor Planet Center. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
    3. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 15836 (1995 DA2)". NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
    4. Wm. Robert Johnston (22 August 2008). "List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
    5. "MPEC 2001-D23". Minor Planet Center. 21 February 2001. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
    6. "MPEC 1996-A11: 1995 DA2". Minor Planet Center. 6 January 1996. Retrieved 2009-01-30.

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