(741) Botolphia
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Asteroid (741) Botolphia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7208 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0675 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5373 AU - 2.9043 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.424 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,488 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.06 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 29.64 km |
| Albedo | 0.1391 |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10,021 mag |
| Spectral class | X |
| history | |
| Explorer | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Date of discovery | February 10, 1913 |
| Another name | 1913 QT |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(741) Botolphia is an asteroid of the main belt , the American US on 10 February 1913 by the astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf in Winchester , Massachusetts was discovered.
The asteroid was named after Saint Botolph , an English abbot of the 7th century.