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Discovery
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| Discovered by | David C. Jewitt, Jane X. Luu |
| Discovery date | February 24, 1995 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | (15836) 1995 DA2 |
| Alternate name(s) | none |
| Minor planet category |
TNO 3:4 resonance[1][2] |
| Aphelion | 39.092 AU |
| Perihelion | 33.750 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 36.421 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.073 |
| Mean anomaly | 40.9° |
| Inclination | 6.6° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 127.5° |
| Argument of perihelion | 336.1° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 106 km[3] |
| Albedo | 0.09 (assumed) |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.1 |
(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.
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 14000-year period.[4][5]
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