(330634) Boico Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2008 by EURONEAR at La Silla.
Vladimir Boico (1909–2001) was a Romanian amateur astronomer. A member and president of the Bucharest Astroclub, he was a pioneer of astrophotography, telescope making and high-altitude observations. He discovered an impact crater while traveling to Russia and built a device to observe the Jovian satellites.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #8, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Boico is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boico is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 330634 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 EY131 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0721 |
| Inclination | 4.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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