3841 Dicicco
3841 Dicicco, provisional designation 1983 VG7, is a stony Florian asteroid and synchronous binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 4 November 1983, by American astronomer Brian Skiff at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, in the United States. It was named after American astronomer Dennis di Cicco. Its minor-planet moon, provisionally designated S/2014 (3841) 1, was discovered in 2014.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | B. A. Skiff |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Stn. |
| Discovery date | 4 November 1983 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (3841) Dicicco |
Named after | Dennis di Cicco (American astronomer) |
Alternative designations | 1983 VG7 · 1973 YM2 1982 KA2 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · Flora |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 43.27 yr (15,806 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6394 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9083 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.2739 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1607 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.43 yr (1,252 days) |
Mean anomaly | 305.68° |
Mean motion | 0° 17m 14.64s / day |
| Inclination | 5.2241° |
Longitude of ascending node | 46.079° |
| 359.76° | |
| Known satellites | 1 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4.74±1.11 km 5.10 km (derived) 6.252±0.110 km 6.45±0.31 km |
Synodic rotation period | 3.5949±0.0002 h 3.5950±0.0001 h |
| 0.24 (assumed) 0.294±0.033 0.3126±0.0343 0.38±0.24 | |
| SMASS = S · S | |
| 12.90 · 13.00 · 13.2 · 13.26±0.25 · 13.63±0.04 | |
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