8969 Alexandrinus
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld |
| Discovery site | [[]] |
| Discovery date | 29 September 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8969 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1218 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5979201 |
| Peri | 2.2161901 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0792940 |
| Orbital period | 1364.0411842 |
| Mean anomaly | 32.59585 |
| Inclination | 0.96152 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 154.30626 |
| Argument of peri | 283.12828 |
| Absolute magnitude | 14.1 |
8969 Alexandrinus (1218 T-2) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on 29 September 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld. It is named for the Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus.
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