(836112) Danieloconnell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 February 2012 by R. P. Boyle K. Äernis at Mount Graham.
Daniel Joseph O'Connell, S.J. (1896–1982), a British Jesuit astronomer, served as Director of the Vatican Observatory (1952–1970) and President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (1968–1972). He specialized in eclipsing binary stars, known for discovering the “O'Connell Effect”, and researched the “green flash” phenomenon.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danieloconnell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danieloconnell is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 836112 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 DK85 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.08 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0253 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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