(246345) Carolharris Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 2007 by L. H. Wasserman at Anderson Mesa.
Carol E. Harris (b. 1940) is Professor Emeritus at the University of Victoria. She has worked as an arts educator in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, and continues her research on community development, aesthetic and moral philosophy, and organizational theory. Name suggested by E. Shkolnik.Naming citation (20121228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolharris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolharris is 3.27 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 246345 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 TH298 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.66 km (#13,556 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 3.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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