(15838) Auclair Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Joseph Armand Gaston Raymond Auclair (b. 1952) is an amateur astronomer active in the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Auclair served as a Canadian Coast Guard officer and began work on transport policy in 1990. The name was suggested by R. Jedicke and P. Jedicke.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Auclair is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Auclair is 3.17 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15838 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 FU12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 1.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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