741 Botolphia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery date | 10 February 1913 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (741) Botolphia |
| Pronunciation | /boʊˈtɒlfiə/ |
Named after | Saint Botolph |
| 1913 QT; A909 HA; 1973 GN | |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 107.00 yr (39080 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.91350 AU (435.853 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.52742 AU (378.097 Gm) |
| 2.72046 AU (406.975 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.070958 |
| 4.49 yr (1638.9 d) | |
| 8.49527° | |
| 0° 13m 10.758s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.41179° |
| 100.761° | |
| 62.7093° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 14.82±0.65 km |
Synodic rotation period | 23.93 h (0.997 d) |
| 0.1391±0.014 | |
| Temperature | ~169 K |
| X | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.1 |
741 Botolphia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun, discovered by Joel Hastings Metcalf on 10 February 1913 from Winchester. It is named after Saint Botolph, the semi-legendary founder of a 7th-century monastery that would become the town of Boston, Lincolnshire, England.
References[]
- ^ "741 Botolphia (1913 QT)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
External links[]
- 741 Botolphia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 741 Botolphia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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