741 Botolphia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery date | February 10, 1913 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Saint Botolph |
| 1913 QT; A909 HA; 1973 GN | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5) | |
| Aphelion | 434.415 Gm (2.904 AU) |
| Perihelion | 379.562 Gm (2.537 AU) |
| 406.989 Gm (2.721 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.067 |
| 1639.018 d (4.49 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 18.04 km/s |
| 278.037° | |
| Inclination | 8.425° |
| 100.901° | |
| 60.243° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 29.6 km |
| Mass | 2.7×1016 kg |
Mean density | 2.0 g/cm³ |
| 0.0083 m/s² | |
| 0.0156 km/s | |
| ? d | |
| Albedo | 0.10? |
| Temperature | ~169 K |
Spectral type | ? |
| 10.4 | |
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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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