741 Botolphia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun, discovered by Joel Hastings Metcalf on 10 February 1913 from Winchester. It is named after Saint Botolph, the semi-legendary founder of a 7th-century monastery that would become the town of Boston, Lincolnshire, England. References External links Background asteroids Botolphia Botolphia X-type asteroids (Tholen) X-type asteroids (SMASS) 19130210