3710 Bogoslovskij

3710 Bogoslovskij, provisionally known as 1978 RD₆, is a rare-type asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers in diameter.

3710 Bogoslovskij

Discovery[1]
Discovered by	N. Chernykh
Discovery site	Crimean Astrophysical Obs.
Discovery date	13 September 1978
Designations
MPC designation	(3710) Bogoslovskij
Named after	Nikita Bogoslovskij (Russian composer)[2]
Alternative designations	1978 RD6 · 1978 SK5 1978 VG12 · 1982 NC 1983 WG1
Minor planet category	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	3.1802 AU
Perihelion	2.3027 AU
Semi-major axis	2.7414 AU
Eccentricity	0.1601
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.54 yr (1,658 days)
Mean anomaly	251.16°
Mean motion	0° 13m 1.56s / day
Inclination	13.804°
Longitude of ascending node	198.85°
Argument of perihelion	127.18°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	11.625±0.196[3]
Geometric albedo	0.131±0.024[3]
Spectral type	Cgh (SMASSII)
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.6

It was discovered on 13 September 1978, by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula, and named for Russian composer Nikita Bogoslovskij.^[2][4]

Orbit and characterization

Bogoslovskij orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.3–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 6 months (1,658 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 14° with respect to the ecliptic.^[1]

In the SMASS classification, Bogoslovskij is an uncommon Cgh-type, which belongs to the broader class of carbonaceous asteroids.^[1] As of 2017, no rotational lightcurve has been obtained. The body's rotation period, poles and shape remain unknown.^[5]

Naming

This minor planet was named in honor of Nikita Bogoslovskij (1913–2004), Russian writer and contemporary composer, on the occasion of his eightieth birthday.^[2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C. 22499).^[6]