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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, T. Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6996 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2222 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.7574887 |
| Peri | 3.0842599 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0984001 |
| Orbital period | 2311.0221054 |
| Mean anomaly | 252.95077 |
| Inclination | 4.06549 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 159.37096 |
| Argument of peri | 105.22279 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.1 |
6996 Alvensleben (2222 T-2) is an outer main belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, and Tom Gehrels at Palomar.
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