- 6617 Boethius
Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = Boethius
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caption =
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.
discovery_site = Palomar
discovered =March 25 ,1971
designations = yes
mp_name = 6617
alt_names = 2218 T-1
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch =May 14 ,2008
aphelion = 2.5161595
perihelion = 1.9050797
semimajor =
eccentricity = 0.1382146
period = 1200.5201454
avg_speed =
inclination = 3.42478
asc_node = 68.38092
mean_anomaly = 306.07398
arg_peri = 281.07396
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo =
temperatures=
temp_name1 =
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 =
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 13.96617 Boethius (2218 T-1) is a
Main-belt Asteroid discovered onMarch 25 ,1971 byvan Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.External links
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=6617+Boethius JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 6617 Boethius]
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