Discovered by Z. Vávrová MPC designation 3628 Boznemcova Observation arc 85.64 yr (31,281 days) Aphelion 3.3 m Discoverer Zdeňka Vávrová Discovery site Kleť Observatory | Discovery date 25 November 1979 Minor planet category main-belt · (inner) Discovered 25 November 1979 Orbits Sun Named after Božena Němcová | |
Alternative names 1979 WD · 1930 MQ
1962 JP · 1975 XT4
1978 JX · 1979 YB10
1985 CQ2 Similar Asteroid belt, Solar System, Sun, 349 Dembowska, 324 Bamberga | ||
3628 Božněmcová, provisionally known as 1979 WD, is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1,477 days (4.04 years). The asteroid was discovered at the Czech Kleť Observatory on November 25, 1979 and named in memory of Božena Němcová (1820–1862), a Czech writer, author of the well-known book The Grandma. Naming citation was published on 4 June 1993 ().
3628 Božněmcová is the best known asteroid of the rare group of O-type asteroids. Its spectra best fits those of the L6 and LL6 ordinary chondrite-type meteorites.
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