Discovery date 24 September 1960 Observation arc 23709 days (64.91 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Alouette 1 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Alternative names 4805 P-L, 1981 EP22 Discovered 24 September 1960 Spectral type S-type asteroid Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
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Discovered by C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld & T. Gehrels Aphelion 2.7741527 AU (415.00734 Gm) Perihelion 2.0073168 AU (300.29032 Gm) Discoverers Tom Gehrels, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld | ||
9995 Alouette is an S-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.69 years.
Discovered on September 24, 1960 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on archived photographic plates made by T. Gehrels, it was given the provisional designation 4805 P-L. It was later renamed Alouette in honour of Alouette-1, the first Canadian satellite.
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