3873 Roddy

Summary

3873 Roddy is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3873 Roddy is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 3873 Roddy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3873 Roddy's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• 3873 Roddy's follows is recorded as Q152280^[6].
• 3873 Roddy's followed by is recorded as 3874 Stuart^[7].
• 3873 Roddy's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[8].
• 3873 Roddy's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3873 Roddy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3873 Roddy's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 XK1^[11].
• 3873 Roddy's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 WB^[12].
• 3873 Roddy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-11-21T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 3873 Roddy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y860b^[14].
• 3873 Roddy's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003873^[15].
• 3873 Roddy's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[16].
• 3873 Roddy's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 3873 Roddy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[18].
• 3873 Roddy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1335852'}^[19].
• 3873 Roddy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1337780547481265'}^[20].
• 3873 Roddy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[21].
• 3873 Roddy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.88'}^[22].
• 3873 Roddy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.35737'}^[23].
• 3873 Roddy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.35851844614183'}^[24].
• 3873 Roddy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.6'}^[25].
• 3873 Roddy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+950.5876463946686'}^[26].
• 3873 Roddy's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.4782'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3873 Roddy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

3873 Roddy has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]