Discovery date 29 September 1973 Observation arc 15447 days (42.29 yr) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Alternative names 2225 T-2 Discovered 29 September 1973 Discovery site Palomar Observatory MPC designation 10974 | |
Discovered by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on plates taken by T. Gehrels Aphelion 2.7822991 AU (416.22602 Gm) Perihelion 2.1366755 AU (319.64211 Gm) Discoverers Tom Gehrels, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld People also search for Sun, 9511 Klingsor, 11767 Milne |
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.
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