(4008) Corbin

Asteroid (4008) Corbin
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis	2.358 AU
eccentricity	0.21
Perihelion - aphelion	1.863 AU - 2.854 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	25.523 °
Length of the ascending node	167.268 °
Sidereal period	3.62 a
Physical Properties
Rotation period	6.203 h
Absolute brightness	13.1 mag
history
Date of discovery	January 22, 1977
Another name	1977 BY, 1988 CN
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(4008) Corbin is a main belt asteroid discovered on January 22, 1977 by the Carlos U. Cesco Station from the Felix Aguilar Observatory .

The asteroid was named on February 11, 1998 after the astronomer Thomas E. Corbin.

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