3972 Richard

Summary

3972 Richard is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3972 Richard is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 3972 Richard's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3972 Richard's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• 3972 Richard's follows is recorded as 3971 Voronikhin^[6].
• 3972 Richard's followed by is recorded as 3973 Ogilvie^[7].
• 3972 Richard's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 3972 Richard's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 3972 Richard's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 XF^[10].
• 3972 Richard's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 VW^[11].
• 3972 Richard's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 RN^[12].
• 3972 Richard's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 JD3^[13].
• 3972 Richard's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-05-06T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 3972 Richard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y84r2^[15].
• 3972 Richard's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003972^[16].
• 3972 Richard's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[17].
• 3972 Richard's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3972 Richard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[19].
• 3972 Richard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1776619'}^[20].
• 3972 Richard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1777279494487174'}^[21].
• 3972 Richard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[22].
• 3972 Richard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.96'}^[23].
• 3972 Richard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.14939'}^[24].
• 3972 Richard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.149929012969828'}^[25].
• 3972 Richard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.18'}^[26].
• 3972 Richard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1162.169101315441'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3972 Richard's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

3972 Richard has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]