(3852) Glennford Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 February 1987 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
An icon from the golden days of cinema, Canadian-born actor Glenn Ford (1916-2006) appeared in more than 100 movies covering virtually every genre, from westerns (3:10 to Yuma, 1957) to science fiction (Virus, 1980), via comedy (The Gazebo, 1959) and romance (Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1962).Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Glennford is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Glennford is 3.68 au from the Sun and 4.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3852 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 DR6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.5 km (#2,417 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 1.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 February 1987
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- (2364) Seillier
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- (2814) Vieira
- (2852) Declercq
- (2926) Caldeira
- (3002) Delasalle
- (3138) Ciney
- (3274) Maillen
- (3365) Recogne
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