(472651) 2015 DB216

(472651) 2015 DB216
Discovery[1]
Discovered byMount Lemmon Survey (G96)
Discovery dateFebruary 27, 2015
Designations
2015 DB216
Uranus co-orbital centaur[2] · distant
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 2
Observation arc13.17 yr (4,812 days)
Aphelion25.478 AU
Perihelion12.944 AU
19.211 AU
Eccentricity0.3262
84.20 yr (30,755 days)
314.27°
0° 0m 42.12s / day
Inclination37.709°
6.2797°
237.99°
Jupiter MOID8.37627 AU (1.253072 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions44–160 km[1]
20.8 (2015)
20.7 (2016)
19.4 (2029; peak)
8.4

(472651) 2015 DB216 is a centaur and Uranus co-orbital discovered on February 27, 2015, by the Mount Lemmon Survey. It is the second known centaur on a horseshoe orbit with Uranus, and the third Uranus co-orbital discovered after 2011 QF99 (a Trojan) and 83982 Crantor (a horseshoe librator). A second Uranian Trojan, 2014 YX49, was announced in 2017.[3]

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