(14571) Caralexander Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carolyn Alexander mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Applegate Middle School, Applegate, Oregon.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caralexander is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caralexander is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14571 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QC45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 5.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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