(6617) Boethius Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Boethius is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boethius is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6617 |
| Provisional designation | 2218 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.68 km (#13,503 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.272 |
| Rotation period | 10.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 3.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.903 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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