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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on plates taken by T. Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10974 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2225 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7861348 |
| Peri | 2.1290194 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1336917 |
| Orbital period | 1407.2108062 |
| Mean anomaly | 138.21897 |
| Inclination | 2.16720 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 16.36671 |
| Argument of peri | 201.17227 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 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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