(1442) Corvina
Asteroid (1442) Corvina |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Koronis family |
Major semi-axis | 2.8730 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0813 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6395 AU - 3.1065 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.255 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,870 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.57 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 17 km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 11.57 likes |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | György Kulin |
Date of discovery | December 29, 1937 |
Another name | 1937 YF, 1931 TA 3 , 1938 CR |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(1442) Corvina is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on November 29, 1937 by the Hungarian astronomer György Kulin at the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest .
The asteroid bears the name of the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus , whose Bibliotheca Corviniana became famous as one of the largest collections of fonts at the time.