Discovery date 24 February 1995 Alternative names none Observation arc 7265 days (19.89 yr) Discovered 24 February 1995 Orbits Sun Discoverers Jane Luu, David C. Jewitt | MPC designation (15836) 1995 DA2 Minor planet category TNO
3:4 resonance Orbital period 222 years Inclination 6.547° Discovery site Mauna Kea Observatories | |
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Discovered by David C. Jewitt, Jane X. Luu Similar S/2000 (1998 WW31) 1, (19308) 1996 TO66, (84922) 2003 VS2, (119951) 2002 KX14, 2008 ST291 | ||
(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. The Neptune 3:4 mean-motion resonance keeps the object more than 8 AU from Neptune over a 14,000-year period.
References
(15836) 1995 DA2 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA