(2337) Boubin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1976 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Boubin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boubin is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2337 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 UH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.01 km (#6,567 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.436 |
| Rotation period | 2.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 October 1976
- (2271) Kiso
- (2340) Hathor
- (2470) Agematsu
- (2989) Imago
- (5541) Seimei
- (6846) Kansazan
- (10006) Sessai
- (11442) Seijin-Sanso
- (14313) Dodaira
- (16357) Risanpei
- (18289) Yokoyamakoichi
More named asteroids discovered by P. Wild
- (1657) Roemera
- (1687) Glarona
- (1748) Mauderli
- (1768) Appenzella
- (1773) Rumpelstilz
- (1775) Zimmerwald
- (1803) Zwicky
- (1830) Pogson
- (1831) Nicholson
- (1838) Ursa
- (1839) Ragazza
- (1844) Susilva
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