3872 Akirafujii

3872 Akirafujii
Discovery [1]
Discovered byB. A. Skiff
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date12 January 1983
Designations
(3872) Akirafujii
Named after
Akira Fujii (Japanese astrophotographer)[2]
1983 AV · 1931 AY
main-belt · (middle)
Eunomia [3]Mitidika [4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc86.10 yr (31,447 days)
Aphelion3.2025 AU
Perihelion2.1199 AU
2.6612 AU
Eccentricity0.2034
4.34 yr (1,586 days)
324.03°
0° 13m 37.2s / day
Inclination13.042°
94.761°
66.126°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions12.538±0.340 km[5][6]
15.16±1.3 km (IRAS:13)[7]
15.20 km (derived)[3]
21.43±1.51 km[8]
10.635 h[9]
22.289±0.003 h[10]
0.029±0.005[8]
0.0583±0.011 (IRAS:13)[7]
0.0697 (derived)[3]
0.085±0.012[5][6]
C [11] · S (assumed)[3]
12.44±0.26[11] · 12.6[1][3] · 12.8[7][8][5]

3872 Akirafujii, provisional designation 1983 AV, is a carbonaceous Eunomia asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 15 kilometers in diameter.

The asteroid was discovered on 12 January 1983, by American astronomer Brian Skiff at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station, near Flagstaff, Arizona.[12] It was later named after Japanese astronomer Akira Fujii.[2]

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