Discovered by A. Schmitt MPC designation 1215 Boyer Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 19 January 1932 Discoverer Alfred Schmitt Discovery site Algiers Observatory | Discovery date 19 January 1932 Alternative names 1932 BA Observation arc 84.25 yr (30773 days) Orbits Sun Named after Louis Boyer Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 218 Bianca, 216 Kleopatra, Sun | ||
1215 Boyer is a stony S-type asteroid from the asteroid belt. It was discovered by French astronomer Alfred Schmitt at Algiers Observatory, Algeria on 19 January 1932, and received the provisional designation 1932 BA. Eight days later, it was independently discovered by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory.
Schmitt named the asteroid in honor of his colleague at Algiers Observatory, Louis Boyer (1901–1999), who worked extensively on minor planets and comets and discovered 40 minor planets at the same observatory.
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