7804 Boesgaard

Summary

7804 Boesgaard is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 7804 Boesgaard is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 7804 Boesgaard is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 7804 Boesgaard is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 7804 Boesgaard's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 7804 Boesgaard's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Ann Merchant Boesgaard is named after 7804 Boesgaard^[8].
• 7804 Boesgaard's follows is recorded as 7803 Adachi^[9].
• 7804 Boesgaard's followed by is recorded as 7805 Moons^[10].
• 7804 Boesgaard's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 7804 Boesgaard's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 7804 Boesgaard's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 KY^[13].
• 7804 Boesgaard's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 EZ8^[14].
• 7804 Boesgaard's provisional designation is recorded as 3083 P-L^[15].
• 7804 Boesgaard's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 7804 Boesgaard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y10lp^[17].
• 7804 Boesgaard's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007804^[18].
• 7804 Boesgaard's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 7804 Boesgaard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[20].
• 7804 Boesgaard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1438865'}^[21].
• 7804 Boesgaard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1430660747502683'}^[22].
• 7804 Boesgaard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[23].
• 7804 Boesgaard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.74'}^[24].
• 7804 Boesgaard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.72361'}^[25].
• 7804 Boesgaard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.721586742656643'}^[26].
• 7804 Boesgaard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.78'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

7804 Boesgaard's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Ann Merchant Boesgaard is named after 7804 Boesgaard^[8].

Why It Matters

7804 Boesgaard ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]