3872 Akirafujii
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | B. A. Skiff |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Stn. |
| Discovery date | 12 January 1983 |
| Designations | |
| (3872) Akirafujii | |
Named after | Akira Fujii (Japanese astrophotographer) |
| 1983 AV · 1931 AY | |
| main-belt · (middle) EunomiaMitidika | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 86.10 yr (31,447 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2025 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.1199 AU |
| 2.6612 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2034 |
| 4.34 yr (1,586 days) | |
| 324.03° | |
| 0° 13m 37.2s / day | |
| Inclination | 13.042° |
| 94.761° | |
| 66.126° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 12.538±0.340 km 15.16±1.3 km (IRAS:13) 15.20 km (derived) 21.43±1.51 km |
| 10.635 h 22.289±0.003 h | |
| 0.029±0.005 0.0583±0.011 (IRAS:13) 0.0697 (derived) 0.085±0.012 | |
| C · S (assumed) | |
| 12.44±0.26 · 12.6 · 12.8 | |
3872 Akirafujii, provisional designation 1983 AV, is a carbonaceous Eunomia asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 15 kilometers in diameter.
The asteroid was discovered on 12 January 1983, by American astronomer Brian Skiff at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station, near Flagstaff, Arizona. It was later named after Japanese astronomer Akira Fujii.