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10974 Carolalbert

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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

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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.

References

10974 Carolalbert Wikipedia