3873 Roddy

3873 Roddy
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. Shoemaker
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date21 November 1984
Designations
(3873) Roddy
Named after
David Roddy
(American astrogeologist)[2]
1984 WB · 1953 XK1
Mars-crosser[1]
Hungaria [3][4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc32.46 yr (11,855 days)
Aphelion2.1452 AU
Perihelion1.6387 AU
1.8920 AU
Eccentricity0.1339
2.60 yr (951 days)
140.78°
0° 22m 43.32s / day
Inclination23.357°
250.06°
267.60°
Known satellites1 (likely)[5]
Physical characteristics
Dimensions5.021±0.581[6]
7.13 km (calculated)[4]
7.51±0.25 km[7]
2.4782±0.09 h[8]
2.479±0.001 h[9]
2.4792±0.0001 h[10]
2.4797±0.00006 h[5]
2.480±0.001 h[11]
2.486±0.001 h[12]
0.20 (assumed)[4]
0.419±0.164[6]
0.512±0.039[7]
SMASS = S [1] · S [4] · L [13]
12.00[7][13] · 12.8[1] · 13.1[4][14]

3873 Roddy, provisional designation 1984 WB, is a stony Hungarian asteroid, Mars-crosser and suspected binary system,[5] from the innermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 21 November 1984, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[3] It was named after American astrogeologist David Roddy.[2]

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