3710 Bogoslovskij, provisionally known as 1978 RD6, is a rare-type asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers in diameter.
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | N. Chernykh |
Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Obs. |
Discovery date | 13 September 1978 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (3710) Bogoslovskij |
Named after | Nikita Bogoslovskij (Russian composer)[2] |
Alternative designations | 1978 RD6 · 1978 SK5 1978 VG12 · 1982 NC 1983 WG1 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (middle) |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 38.63 yr (14,110 days) |
Aphelion | 3.1802 AU |
Perihelion | 2.3027 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.7414 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.1601 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.54 yr (1,658 days) |
Mean anomaly | 251.16° |
Mean motion | 0° 13m 1.56s / day |
Inclination | 13.804° |
Longitude of ascending node | 198.85° |
Argument of perihelion | 127.18° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 11.625±0.196[3] |
Geometric albedo | 0.131±0.024[3] |
Spectral type | Cgh (SMASSII) |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
It was discovered on 13 September 1978, by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula, and named for Russian composer Nikita Bogoslovskij.[2][4]
Bogoslovskij orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.3–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 6 months (1,658 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 14° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
In the SMASS classification, Bogoslovskij is an uncommon Cgh-type, which belongs to the broader class of carbonaceous asteroids.[1] As of 2017, no rotational lightcurve has been obtained. The body's rotation period, poles and shape remain unknown.[5]
This minor planet was named in honor of Nikita Bogoslovskij (1913–2004), Russian writer and contemporary composer, on the occasion of his eightieth birthday.[2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C. 22499).[6]
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