2941 Alden
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Tombaugh, C. W. |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (LO) |
| Discovery date | December 24, 1930 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2941 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1930 YV |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.3443713 |
| Peri | 1.9600561 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0892837 |
| Orbital period | 1153.2580662 |
| Mean anomaly | 196.39915 |
| Inclination | 3.24163 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 10.44664 |
| Argument of peri | 64.58985 |
| Absolute magnitude | 13.9 |
2941 Alden (1930 YV) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on December 24, 1930 by Tombaugh, C. W. at Lowell Observatory. It is named for his son, Alden

