(19821) Caroltolin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carol Tolin mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Honey Creek Middle School, Terre Haute, Indiana.Naming citation (20031010/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caroltolin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caroltolin is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19821 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SU154 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.96 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0770 |
| Inclination | 2.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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