8969 Alexandrinus (1218 T-2) is a main belt asteroid discovered on 29 September 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. It is named for the Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus.
8969 Alexandrinus (1218 T-2) is a main belt asteroid discovered on 29 September 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. It is named for the Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus.