14571 Caralexander

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14571 Caralexander
Name
Name Caralexander
Designation 1998 QO38
Discovery
Discoverer LINEAR
Discovery date August 17, 1998
Discovery site Socorro, New Mexico
Orbital elements
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.1559459
Semimajor axis (a) 2.5928363 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.1884941 AU
Aphelion (Q) 2.9971785 AU
Orbital period (P) 4.18 a
Inclination (i) 5.38775°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 235.26177°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 145.08037°
Mean anomaly (M) 90.06947°

14571 Caralexander is an asteroid of the solar system. Discovered in August 17, 1998, it has a semi-major axis of 2.5928363 AU, an eccentricity of 0.1559459, an average orbital speed of 18.49959409 km/s, and a inclination of 5.38775°.[1]

This asteroid is named after Carolyn Alexander who mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge. [1]

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