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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 24, 1971 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6672 |
| Named after | Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot |
| Alternate name(s) | 1213 T-1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9290044 |
| Peri | 1.8943072 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2145201 |
| Orbital period | 1367.9537604 |
| Mean anomaly | 133.25486 |
| Inclination | 4.79786 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 209.27461 |
| Argument of peri | 166.12338 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
6672 Corot (1213 T-1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 24, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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