741 Botolphia
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery date | February 10, 1913 |
| Alternate designations B |
1913 QT; A909 HA; 1973 GN |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.067 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 406.989 Gm (2.721 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 379.562 Gm (2.537 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 434.415 Gm (2.904 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1639.018 d (4.49 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 18.04 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 8.425° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
100.901° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
60.243° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 278.037° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 29.6 km |
| Mass | 2.7×1016 kg |
| Density | 2.0 g/cm³ |
| Surface gravity | 0.0083 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0156 km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Spectral class | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 10.4 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.10? |
| Mean surface temperature |
~169 K |
741 Botolphia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun, discovered by Joel Hastings Metcalf on February 10, 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.
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