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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10975 |
| Named after | Schelderode, Belgium |
| Alternate name(s) | 2246 T-2 |
| Minor planet category |
main-belt minor planet |
| Aphelion | 3.2608542 AU (487,816,844.983 km) |
| Perihelion | 2.1558484 AU (322,510,330.192 km) |
| Semi-major axis | 2.7083513 AU (405,163,587.588 km) |
| Eccentricity | 0.2039997 |
| Orbital period | 1628.0056772 days 4.46 years |
| Mean anomaly | 126.72015° |
| Inclination | 3.72669° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
10975 Schelderode (provisional designation: 2246 T-2) is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, and Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, on September 29, 1973. It is named after the Belgian village of Schelderode near the Scheldt River in Flanders.[1]
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