741 Botolphia is a 29.6-km diameter[1] minor planet (specifically an asteroid) orbiting in the asteroid belt, discovered by American astronomer 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.[2] This asteroid is orbiting at a distance of 2.72 AU from the Sun, with an orbital period of 4.49 yr and an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.07. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 8.41° to the ecliptic.[1]

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 (1,638.9 d)
8.49527°
0° 13m 10.758s / day
Inclination8.41179°
100.761°
62.7093°
Physical characteristics
14.82±0.65 km
23.93 h (0.997 d)
0.1391±0.014
Temperature~169 K
X
10.1

Photometric data collected during 2007 were used to produce an asteroid light curve showing a rotation period of 23.93±0.02 h, with a brightness amplitude of 0.015 in magnitude. This result is consistent with earlier results by independent observers.[3] 741 Botolphia was initially classified as an X-type asteroid, but it may instead belong to the M-type taxonomy.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "741 Botolphia (1913 QT)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 111. ISBN 9783662066157.
  3. ^ Buchheim, Robert K. (September 2007). "Lightcurves of 25 Phocaea, 468 Lina, 482 Petrina 551 Ortrud, 741 Botolphia, 834 Burnhamia, 2839 Annette, and 3411 Debetencourt". Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers. 34 (3): 68–71. Bibcode:2007MPBu...34...68B.
  4. ^ Fornasier, S.; et al. (July 2011). "Spectroscopic survey of X-type asteroids". Icarus. 214 (1): 131–146. arXiv:1105.3380. Bibcode:2011Icar..214..131F. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.04.022. S2CID 118549118.
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