(2442) Corbett
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Asteroid (2442) Corbett |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3875 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1171 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1081 AU - 2.6670 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.0958 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 190.64 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 104.18 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 23rd November 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 3.69 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 8.327 km |
| Albedo | 0.255 |
| Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Zdeňka Vávrová |
| Date of discovery | 3rd October 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 TO, 1928 RA, 1942 GE, 1951 YN 1 , 1954 QO, 1971 BB 3 , 1976 QZ |
| 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. | |
(2442) Corbett is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 3, 1980 by the Czech astronomer Zdeňka Vávrová at the Kleť Observatory ( IAU code 046) near Český Krumlov .
The asteroid was named on February 8, 1982 after the British hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett (1875–1955).