14571 Caralexander

14571 Caralexander
Name
Name yam bahadur khatri
Designation 1998 QO38
Discovery
Discoverer LINEAR
Discovery date January 19, 1993
Discovery site Socorro, New Mexico
Orbital elements
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.1559459
Semimajor axis (a) 2.5928363 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.1884941 AU
Aphelion (Q) 2.9971785 AU
Orbital period (P) 4.18 a
Inclination (i) 5.38775°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 235.26177°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 145.08037°
Mean anomaly (M) 90.06947°

14571 Caralexander is an asteroid of the solar system. Discovered on August 17, 1998, it has a semi-major axis of 2.5928363 AU, an eccentricity of 0.1559459, an average orbital speed of 18.49959409 km/s, and an inclination of 5.38775°.[1]

This asteroid is named after Carolyn Alexander who mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-02-29.