10974 Carolalbert

Carolalbert
Discovery
Discovered by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on plates taken by T. Gehrels
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date 29 September 1973
Designations
MPC designation 10974
2225 T-2
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 15447 days (42.29 yr)
Aphelion 2.7822991 AU (416.22602 Gm)
Perihelion 2.1366755 AU (319.64211 Gm)
2.459487 AU (367.9340 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1312517
3.86 yr (1408.9 d)
133.29342°
 15m 19.898s / day
Inclination 2.161930°
16.19395°
201.89655°
Earth MOID 1.12882 AU (168.869 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.18868 AU (327.422 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.478
Physical characteristics
14.6

    10974 Carolalbert (2225 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973, by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on plates taken at Palomar by T. Gehrels. It was named for the aunt and uncle of an astronomer who assisted in identification of the asteroid.[1]

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