6617 Boethius

Summary

6617 Boethius is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6617 Boethius is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 6617 Boethius is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 6617 Boethius is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 6617 Boethius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 6617 Boethius's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Boethius is named after 6617 Boethius^[8].
• 6617 Boethius followed 6616 Plotinos^[9].
• 6617 Boethius was followed by 6618 Jimsimons^[10].
• 6617 Boethius's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 6617 Boethius's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 6617 Boethius's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 UQ5^[13].
• 6617 Boethius's provisional designation is recorded as 2218 T-1^[14].
• 6617 Boethius's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 6617 Boethius's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 6617 Boethius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[17].
• 6617 Boethius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1378801'}^[18].
• 6617 Boethius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1376128087661985'}^[19].
• 6617 Boethius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.4'}^[20].
• 6617 Boethius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.63'}^[21].
• 6617 Boethius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.42427'}^[22].
• 6617 Boethius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.42365596098009'}^[23].
• 6617 Boethius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.29'}^[24].
• 6617 Boethius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1200.24175958659'}^[25].
• 6617 Boethius's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+10.7123'}^[26].
• 6617 Boethius's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+68.32046'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

6617 Boethius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Boethius is named after 6617 Boethius^[8].

Why It Matters

6617 Boethius has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]