3873 Roddy
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 21 November 1984 |
| Designations | |
| (3873) Roddy | |
Named after | David Roddy (American astrogeologist) |
| 1984 WB · 1953 XK1 | |
| Mars-crosser Hungaria | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 32.46 yr (11,855 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.1452 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.6387 AU |
| 1.8920 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1339 |
| 2.60 yr (951 days) | |
| 140.78° | |
| 0° 22m 43.32s / day | |
| Inclination | 23.357° |
| 250.06° | |
| 267.60° | |
| Known satellites | 1 (likely) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5.021±0.581 7.13 km (calculated) 7.51±0.25 km |
| 2.4782±0.09 h 2.479±0.001 h 2.4792±0.0001 h 2.4797±0.00006 h 2.480±0.001 h 2.486±0.001 h | |
| 0.20 (assumed) 0.419±0.164 0.512±0.039 | |
| SMASS = S · S · L | |
| 12.00 · 12.8 · 13.1 | |
3873 Roddy, provisional designation 1984 WB, is a stony Hungarian asteroid, Mars-crosser and suspected binary system, 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. It was named after American astrogeologist David Roddy.