4301 Boyden
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovery site | Bloemfontein |
| Discovery date | August 7, 1966 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4301 |
| Alternative names | 1966 PM |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.4797501 |
| Perihelion | 2.7286525 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1209808 |
| Orbital period | 1997.6676121 |
| Mean anomaly | 33.53122 |
| Inclination | 2.29022 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 52.26164 |
| Argument of perihelion | 98.12776 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.2 |
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4301 Boyden (1966 PM) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 7, 1966, at the Boyden Observatory outside Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is named for American inventor and mechanical engineer Uriah A. Boyden.
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