(1215) Boyer

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Asteroid
(1215) Boyer
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Maria family
Major semi-axis 2.5777  AU
eccentricity 0.1332
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2342 AU - 2.9211 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.017 °
Sidereal period 4,139 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.55 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 20 km
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 10,848 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Alfred Schmitt
Date of discovery January 19, 1932
Another name 1932 BA
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(1215) Boyer is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 January 1932 by the French astronomer Alfred Schmitt in Algiers was discovered.

The asteroid bears the name of the French astronomer Louis Boyer .

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