741 Botolphia

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.

741 Botolphia
Discovery
Discovered byJoel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery date10 February 1913
Designations
(741) Botolphia
Pronunciation/bˈtɒlfiə/
Named after
Saint Botolph
1913 QT; A909 HA; 1973 GN
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc107.00 yr (39080 d)
Aphelion2.91350 AU (435.853 Gm)
Perihelion2.52742 AU (378.097 Gm)
2.72046 AU (406.975 Gm)
Eccentricity0.070958
4.49 yr (1638.9 d)
8.49527°
0° 13m 10.758s / day
Inclination8.41179°
100.761°
62.7093°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
14.82±0.65 km
23.93 h (0.997 d)
0.1391±0.014
Temperature~169 K
X
10.1

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