(1487) Boda

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Asteroid
(1487) Boda
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.1438  AU
eccentricity 0.1127
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7894 AU - 3.4981 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.469 °
Sidereal period 5,574 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.80 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 29.16 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.119
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 10,962 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery November 17, 1938
Another name 1938 WC, 1934 CF, 1940 EN
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(1487) Boda is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 17 November 1938 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg State Observatory King chair of the University of Heidelberg was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the German astronomer Karl Boda (1889–1942).

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