(15820) 1994 TB explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. C2E0FF
(15820) 1994 TB
Discovered:2 October 1994
Mpc Name:(15820) 1994 TB
Alt Names:none
Mp Category:TNO (plutino)
Epoch:13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Semimajor:39.38402AU
Perihelion:26.95788AU
Aphelion:51.81015abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.31551
Period:247.17 yr (90277.3 d)
Inclination:12.1390°
Asc Node:317.481°
Arg Peri:99.2670°
Dimensions:167 km[1]
Mass:4.9? kg
Density:2.0? g/cm3
Surface Grav:0.0467? m/s2
Escape Velocity:0.0883? km/s
Sidereal Day:? d
Spectral Type:?
Abs Magnitude:7.3
Albedo:0.10?
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[2]
Rotation:6.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Observation Arc:5210 days (14.26 yr)
Uncertainty:3
Moid:25.9914AU
Jupiter Moid:22.0897AU
Tisserand:5.237

(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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html List of known trans-Neptunian objects
  2. Web site: 15820 (1994 TB) . . . 8 April 2016.