(172526) Carolinegarcia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 2003 by V. Reddy at Goodricke-Pigott.
Caroline M. Garcia (b. 1961) is the Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Arizona. She has been instrumental in the administration of research resources at the university. An accountant by training, she has served the university for more than three decades.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolinegarcia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolinegarcia is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 172526 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 TN3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.58 km (#16,120 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 6.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.886 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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