(9171) Carolyndiane Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Carolyn Diane Young (b. 1940) has been a great support in encouraging her husband, veteran New Zealand amateur astronomer Albert Jones, in his endeavor to monitor variable stars and comets.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolyndiane is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolyndiane is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9171 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GD5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.30 km (#7,311 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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