2442 Corbett
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Z. Vávrová |
| Discovery site | Kleť Obs. |
| Discovery date | 3 October 1980 |
| Designations | |
| (2442) Corbett | |
Named after | Jim Corbett (Hunter and author) |
| 1980 TO · 1928 RA 1942 GE · 1951 YN1 1954 QO · 1971 BB3 1976 QZ | |
| main-belt · Vestoid | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 74.50 yr (27,210 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6677 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.1081 AU |
| 2.3879 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1172 |
| 3.69 yr (1,348 days) | |
| 75.911° | |
| 0° 16m 1.56s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.0957° |
| 190.64° | |
| 104.22° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 8.327±0.384 km 8.57 km (calculated) |
| 10 h 11.453±0.1173 h | |
| 0.20 (assumed) 0.255±0.043 | |
| V | |
| 12.416±0.003 (R) · 12.50 · 12.656±0.001 (R) · 12.7 · 12.85±0.47 | |
2442 Corbett, provisional designation 1980 TO, is a vestoid asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 3 October 1980, by Czech astronomer Zdeňka Vávrová at Kleť Observatory, now in the Czech Republic. It is named after British-Indian hunter Jim Corbett.