(1916) Boreas Amor
Discovered on 1 September 1953 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where Boreas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boreas is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1916 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 RA |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 3.50 km (#13,968 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Rotation period | 3.47 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.25 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.449 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.253 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.