10974 Carolalbert

Carolalbert
Discovery
Discovered by	C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on plates taken by T. Gehrels
Discovery site	Palomar
Discovery date	29 September 1973
Designations
MPC designation	(10974) Carolalbert
Alternative designations	2225 T-2
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	15447 days (42.29 yr)
Aphelion	2.7822991 AU (416.22602 Gm)
Perihelion	2.1366755 AU (319.64211 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.459487 AU (367.9340 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1312517
Orbital period	3.86 yr (1408.9 d)
Mean anomaly	133.29342°
Mean motion	0° 15^m 19.898^s / day
Inclination	2.161930°
Longitude of ascending node	16.19395°
Argument of perihelion	201.89655°
Earth MOID	1.12882 AU (168.869 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.18868 AU (327.422 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.478
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	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

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