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3972 Richard

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q1046096

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
3971 Voronikhin[3]
Followed by
3973 Ogilvie[4]
Absolute magnitude
+13.8, +13.96[17][18]
Albedo
+0.18[36]
Apoapsis
+2.548, +2.547762338787125[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+179.15395, +179.1270198571281[31][32]
Asteroid spectral type
S-type asteroid[12]
Diameter
+4.124[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Carolyn S. Shoemaker[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+163.25114, +163.1805934501808[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+237.48591, +260.8297371367238[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.18 (0.18–0.18, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+4.14939, +4.149929012969828[19][20]
Orbital period
+3.18, +1162.169101315441[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+1.7789957, +1.778809582987691[29][30]
Provisional designation
1950 XF, 1953 VW, 1972 RN, 1981 JD3[7][8][9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.1633385, +2.163285960887408[25][26]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
May 6, 1981[11]
Time of periapsis
+2461320.646153525[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en 3972 Richard en (3972) Richard en Richard de (3972) Richard es Richard fa سیارک 3972 fa سیارک ۳۹۷۲ ja リチャード pt (3972) Richard ru 1953 VW ru 1950 XF ru 1972 RN ru 1981 JD3 ru (3972) 1981 JD3 ru (3972) Richard ru (3972) Ричард ru Richard ru Ричард uk 3972 Richard uk 3972 Річард
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y84r2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20003972
Minor Planet Center body ID
3972

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Asteroid spectral type 1
S-type asteroid
Discoverer or inventor 1
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
3973 Ogilvie
Followed by (predecessor) 1
3973 Ogilvie
Follows 1
3971 Voronikhin
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
3971 Voronikhin
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 3971 Voronikhin
    Time of periapsis → 2,461,320.646154 Julian day
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Discoverer or inventor → Carolyn S. Shoemaker
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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