(2214) Carol Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1953 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
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Where Carol is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carol is 3.33 au from the Sun and 4.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2214 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 GF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.9 km (#1,620 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Rotation period | 4.99 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.86 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 4.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.270 |
| Inclination | 14.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 April 1953
- (1660) Wood
- (2278) Gotz
- (2652) Yabuuti
- (2806) Graz
- (3939) Huruhata
- (7103) Wichmann
- (7542) Johnpond
- (13473) Hokema
More named asteroids discovered by K. Reinmuth
- (796) Sarita
- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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