23404 Bomans

Summary

23404 Bomans is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 23404 Bomans is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[3].
• 23404 Bomans's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 23404 Bomans's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Godfried Bomans is named after 23404 Bomans^[6].
• 23404 Bomans's follows is recorded as 23403 Boudewijnbuch^[7].
• 23404 Bomans's followed by is recorded as Q148755^[8].
• 23404 Bomans's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 23404 Bomans's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 23404 Bomans's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 WJ^[11].
• 23404 Bomans's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 RG^[12].
• 23404 Bomans's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 RG4^[13].
• 23404 Bomans's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 EO7^[14].
• 23404 Bomans's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 DO13^[15].
• 23404 Bomans's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 LJ31^[16].
• 23404 Bomans's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 BH51^[17].
• 23404 Bomans's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1972-09-15T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 23404 Bomans's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc514r^[19].
• 23404 Bomans's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20023404^[20].
• 23404 Bomans's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 23404 Bomans's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.25'}^[22].
• 23404 Bomans's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2475508'}^[23].
• 23404 Bomans's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2473316235012493'}^[24].
• 23404 Bomans's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[25].
• 23404 Bomans's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.15'}^[26].
• 23404 Bomans's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.74337'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

23404 Bomans's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Godfried Bomans is named after 23404 Bomans^[6].

Why It Matters

23404 Bomans ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]