| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | N. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Obs. |
| Discovery date | 13 September 1978 |
| Designations | |
| (3710) Bogoslovskij | |
Named after | Nikita Bogoslovskij (Russian composer)[2] |
| 1978 RD6 · 1978 SK5 1978 VG12 · 1982 NC 1983 WG1 | |
| 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 | 3.1802AU |
| Perihelion | 2.3027 AU |
| 2.7414 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1601 |
| 4.54yr (1,658 days) | |
| 251.16° | |
| 0° 13m 1.56s / day | |
| Inclination | 13.804° |
| 198.85° | |
| 127.18° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 11.625±0.196[3] |
| 0.131±0.024[3] | |
| Cgh(SMASSII) | |
| 12.6 | |
3710 Bogoslovskij, provisionally known as1978 RD6, is a rare-typeasteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers in diameter.
It was discovered on 13 September 1978, by Soviet astronomerNikolai Chernykh at theCrimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula, and named for Russian composerNikita Bogoslovskij.[2][4]
Bogoslovskij orbits the Sun in thecentral main-belt at a distance of 2.3–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 6 months (1,658 days). Its orbit has aneccentricity of 0.16 and aninclination of 14° with respect to theecliptic.[1]
In theSMASS classification,Bogoslovskij is an uncommon Cgh-type, which belongs to the broader class ofcarbonaceous asteroids.[1] As of 2017, no rotationallightcurve has been obtained. The body'srotation period, poles and shape remain unknown.[5]
Thisminor planet was named in honor ofNikita Bogoslovskij (1913–2004), Russian writer and contemporary composer, on the occasion of his eightieth birthday.[2] The approved naming citation was published by theMinor Planet Center on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C. 22499).[6]
