(2834) Christy Carol Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Christy Carol is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Christy Carol is 2.20 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2834 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 TB4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.4 km (#4,351 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.237 |
| Rotation period | 12.8 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 6.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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