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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | June 10, 1980 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10683 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1980 LY |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5081578 |
| Peri | 1.8237718 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1579864 |
| Orbital period | 1164.3284687 |
| Mean anomaly | 260.47931 |
| Inclination | 4.52877 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 101.30670 |
| Argument of peri | 174.63439 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
10683 Carter (1980 LY) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 10, 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. It is named for Carter Worth Roberts, president of the Eastbay Astronomical Society.[1]
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