10974 Carolalbert

Carolalbert
Discovery and designation
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
Designations
MPC designation 10974
2225 T-2
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.7861348
Perihelion 2.1290194
Eccentricity 0.1336917
1407.2108062
138.21897
Inclination 2.16720
16.36671
201.17227
Physical characteristics
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]

    References

    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 27 December 2008.