Discovery
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Discovered by | Schmitt, A. |
Discovery site | Algiers |
Discovery date | January 19, 1932 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 1215 |
Named after | Louis Boyer |
Alternate name(s) | 1932 BA |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 2.9209340 |
Peri | 2.2367788 |
Eccentricity | 0.1326470 |
Orbital period | 1512.6524554 |
Mean anomaly | 236.28298 |
Inclination | 15.91850 |
Longitude of ascending node | 123.80132 |
Argument of peri | 265.53048 |
Physical characteristics
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Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.14 |
1215 Boyer (1932 BA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 19, 1932 by Alfred Schmitt at Algiers.
Schmitt named the asteroid in honor of his colleague in Algiers, Louis Boyer.
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