(6685) Boitsov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Vasilij Vasil'evich Boitsov (Bojtsov, 1908-1997), specialist on the technology of mechanical engineering and standardization. From 1963 to 1984 he headed the U.S.S.R. State Committee for standards and represented his country in the International Organization for Standardization, of which he served as president (1977-1979). Boitsov was an initiator and active participant in fundamental research on the creation of standard measurement systems. Name suggested by the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy and supported by the discoverer.Naming citation (19980211/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Boitsov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boitsov is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6685 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 QG2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.56 km (#13,801 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.350 |
| Rotation period | 2.50 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 3.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.831 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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