Discovery date 2 October 1994 Alternative names none Observation arc 5210 days (14.26 yr) Inclination 12.139° Orbits Sun Discoverers David C. Jewitt, Jun Chen | MPC designation (15820) 1994 TB Minor planet category TNO (plutino) Discovered 2 October 1994 Argument of perihelion 99.267° Discovery site Mauna Kea Observatories | |
Discovered by D. C. Jewitt and J. Chen Similar (15788) 1993 SB, 53311 Deucalion, S/2000 (1998 WW31) 1, (15810) 1994 JR1, (119951) 2002 KX14 | ||
(15820) 1994 TB is a trans-Neptunian object residing in the Kuiper belt. It is in a 3:2 orbital resonance with Neptune, similar to Pluto. It was discovered on October 2, 1994, by David C. Jewitt and Jun Chen at the Mauna Kea Observatory, in Hawaii.
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