(58221) Boston Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Boston, founded in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England, is the capital and largest city of the American state of Massachusetts. Several of the most famous universities of the United States, including Harvard and MIT, are located in the Boston area.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Boston is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boston is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58221 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BM14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 9.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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