(1441) Bolyai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 November 1937 by G. Kulin at Konkoly.
Where Bolyai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bolyai is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1441 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 WA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.8 km (#3,198 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0467 |
| Rotation period | 195 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.239 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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