(741) Botolphia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1913 by J. H. Metcalf at Winchester.
Where Botolphia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Botolphia is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 741 |
| Provisional designation | A913 CJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.6 km (#1,381 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.139 |
| Rotation period | 23.9 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0667 |
| Inclination | 8.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 February 1913
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- (622) Esther
- (636) Erika
- (637) Chrysothemis
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