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.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
Discovery date | 10 February 1913 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (741) Botolphia |
Pronunciation | /boʊˈtɒlfiə/ |
Named after | Saint Botolph |
Alternative designations | 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) |
Semi-major axis | 2.72046 AU (406.975 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.070958 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.49 yr (1638.9 d) |
Mean anomaly | 8.49527° |
Mean motion | 0° 13m 10.758s / day |
Inclination | 8.41179° |
Longitude of ascending node | 100.761° |
Argument of perihelion | 62.7093° |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 14.82±0.65 km |
Synodic rotation period | 23.93 h (0.997 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.1391±0.014 |
Temperature | ~169 K |
Spectral type | X |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.1 |
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