(2611) Boyce Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.

Where Boyce is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boyce is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2611
Provisional designation1978 VQ5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period3.78 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.58
Orbital period5.30 years
Semi-major axis3.04 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.86 – 3.21 au
Eccentricity0.0579
Inclination3.32°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.86 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 7 November 1978

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