(3873) Roddy Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1984 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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Where Roddy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roddy is 1.71 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3873 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 WB |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.02 km (#10,577 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.419 |
| Rotation period | 2.48 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.89 |
| Orbital period | 2.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.64 – 2.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 23.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.787 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.