(1442) Corvina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 December 1937 by G. Kulin at Konkoly.
Where Corvina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Corvina is 3.10 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1442 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 YF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.9 km (#2,692 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.145 |
| Rotation period | 77.9 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0795 |
| Inclination | 1.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 December 1937
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- (1489) Attila
- (1513) Matra
- (1538) Detre
- (1546) Izsak
- (1710) Gothard
- (2043) Ortutay
- (2058) Roka
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