| Small retrosnub icosicosidodecahedron | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Uniform star polyhedron | 
| Elements | F = 112, E = 180 V = 60 (χ = −8)  | 
| Faces by sides | (40+60){3}+12{5/2} | 
| Coxeter diagram | |
| Wythoff symbol | | 3/2 3/2 5/2 | 
| Symmetry group | Ih, [5,3], *532 | 
| Index references | U72, C91, W118 | 
| Dual polyhedron | Small hexagrammic hexecontahedron | 
| Vertex figure | ![]() (35.5/3)/2  | 
| Bowers acronym | Sirsid | 

In geometry, the small retrosnub icosicosidodecahedron (also known as a retrosnub disicosidodecahedron, small inverted retrosnub icosicosidodecahedron, or retroholosnub icosahedron) is a nonconvex uniform polyhedron, indexed as U72. It has 112 faces (100 triangles and 12 pentagrams), 180 edges, and 60 vertices.[1] It is given a Schläfli symbol sr{⁵/₃,³/₂}.
The 40 non-snub triangular faces form 20 coplanar pairs, forming star hexagons that are not quite regular. Unlike most snub polyhedra, it has reflection symmetries.
George Olshevsky nicknamed it the yog-sothoth (after the Cthulhu Mythos deity).[2][3]
Convex hull
Its convex hull is a nonuniform truncated dodecahedron.
![]() Truncated dodecahedron  | 
![]() Convex hull  | 
![]() Small retrosnub icosicosidodecahedron  | 
Cartesian coordinates
Cartesian coordinates for the vertices of a small retrosnub icosicosidodecahedron are all the even permutations of
where is the golden ratio and
See also
References
- ↑ Maeder, Roman. "72: small retrosnub icosicosidodecahedron". MathConsult.
 - ↑ Birrell, Robert J. (May 1992). The Yog-sothoth: analysis and construction of the small inverted retrosnub icosicosidodecahedron (M.S.). California State University.
 - ↑ Bowers, Jonathan (2000). "Uniform Polychora" (PDF). In Reza Sarhagi (ed.). Bridges 2000. Bridges Conference. pp. 239–246.
 
External links
- Weisstein, Eric W. "Small retrosnub icosicosidodecahedron". MathWorld.
 - Klitzing, Richard. "3D star small retrosnub icosicosidodecahedron".
 



