(243262) Korkosz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 December 2007 by L. Buzzi at Schiaparelli.
Frank and John Korkosz, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, were pioneers in the development of mid-sized, high-quality planetariums. A planetarium they completed in 1937 for the Springfield Science Museum in Massachusetts is currently the oldest operating projection planetarium in the United States.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Korkosz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Korkosz is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 243262 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 YV47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.01 km (#12,708 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0171 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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