Discovered by C. Shoemaker MPC designation 2906 Caltech Observation arc 58.80 yr (21477 days) Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory | Discovery date 13 January 1983 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 13 January 1983 Discoverer Carolyn S. Shoemaker Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1983 AE2 · 1957 KJ
1957 MA · 1974 LC
1976 YS2 · 1983 CD Named after California Institute of Technology Similar Sun, 5381 Sekhmet, 3554 Amun, Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, 129P/Shoemaker–Levy | ||
2906 Caltech, provisionally designated 1983 AE2, is a main-belt asteroid with a diameter of about 58 kilometers and with a perihelion of 2.82 AU. The Xc-type asteroid is tilted to the ecliptic by more than 30 degrees and has an orbital period of 5.64 years. It was discovered by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, on January 13, 1983.
It is named after the California Institute of Technology, Caltech, of which the Palomar Observatory is a part.
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