(5531) Carolientje Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Carolientje is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolientje is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5531
Provisional designation1051 T-2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.28
Orbital period4.50 years
Semi-major axis2.73 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.47 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.0949
Inclination13.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.50 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 29 September 1973

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.