(1487) Boda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 November 1938 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Boda is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBodaBoda

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boda is 3.51 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1487
Provisional designation1938 WC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter25.7 km (#1,641 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0970
Rotation period11.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.29
Orbital period5.55 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.53 au
Eccentricity0.125
Inclination2.47°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 17 November 1938

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