Discovery date 1 May 1952 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 1 May 1952 Named after Walter Orr Roberts Asteroid group Asteroid belt Discoverer Indiana Asteroid Program | Alternative names 1952 JH Observation arc 23334 days (63.89 yr) Orbits Sun Discovery site Goethe Link Observatory MPC designation 3428 | |
Discovered by Indiana University
(Indiana Asteroid Program) Aphelion 3.10397 AU (464.347 Gm) | ||
3428 Roberts (1952 JH) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 1 May 1952 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory. Named in honor of Walter Orr Roberts founding director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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