3176 Paolicchi
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Z. Knežević |
| Discovery site | Piszkéstető Stn. |
| Discovery date | 13 November 1980 |
| Designations | |
| (3176) Paolicchi | |
Named after | Paolo Paolicchi (astrophysicist) |
| 1980 VR1 · 1931 UP 1941 WC · 1941 WG1 1951 XF1 · 1956 XD 1965 UD · 1968 HM1 1975 XU · 1978 JG 1978 LQ · A902 WG | |
| main-belt · (outer) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 114.53 yr (41,832 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9658 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.7854 AU |
| 2.8756 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0314 |
| 4.88 yr (1,781 days) | |
| 170.54° | |
| 0° 12m 7.56s / day | |
| Inclination | 18.114° |
| 53.209° | |
| 25.596° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 31.84±0.68 km 33.83 km (derived) 33.94±2.8 km (IRAS 15) 41.33±0.36 km |
| 20.4±0.5 h | |
| 0.038±0.007 0.0511 (derived) 0.0669±0.012 (IRAS 15) 0.081±0.004 | |
| C | |
| 10.90 · 11.10 · 11.2 · 11.47±0.24 | |
3176 Paolicchi, provisional designation 1980 VR1, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 34 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 13 November 1980, by Serbian astronomer Zoran Knežević at the Konkoly Observatory's Piszkéstető Station northeast of Budapest, Hungary.