(10974) Carolalbert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Carol (Handahl) and Albert O. Grender, are aunt and uncle of and godparents to D. W. E. Green, who made the identifications involving this object. The Grenders, interested in astronomy since their college days, celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in June 2002.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolalbert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolalbert is 2.31 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10974 |
| Provisional designation | 2225 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.23 km (#14,654 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.323 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 2.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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