(4357) Korinthos Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Korinthos is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Korinthos is 3.20 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4357
Provisional designation2069 T-2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.4 km (#2,440 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0860
Rotation period6.62 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.88
Orbital period5.20 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.80 – 3.20 au
Eccentricity0.0672
Inclination10.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.80 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 29 September 1973

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