10683 Carter

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Carter
Discovery and designation
Discovered by	C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker
Discovery site	Palomar Observatory
Discovery date	June 10, 1980
Designations
MPC designation	10683
Alternative names	1980 LY
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion	2.5081578
Perihelion	1.8237718
Eccentricity	0.1579864
Orbital period	1164.3284687
Mean anomaly	260.47931
Inclination	4.52877
Longitude of ascending node	101.30670
Argument of perihelion	174.63439
Physical characteristics
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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