3873 Roddy

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Roddy

Discovery and designation
Discovered by	C. Shoemaker
Discovery site	Palomar
Discovery date	November 21, 1984
Designations
MPC designation	3873
Alternate name(s)	1984 WB
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap	2.1454379
Peri	1.6388401
Eccentricity	0.1338691
Orbital period	950.6660564
Mean anomaly	293.32675
Inclination	23.35669
Longitude of ascending node	250.13638
Argument of peri	267.45405
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.0

3873 Roddy (1984 WB) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on November 21, 1984 by C. Shoemaker at Palomar.

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 3873 Roddy

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