(17653) Bochner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1996 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Salomon Bochner (1899-1982) was a Polish-American mathematician who spent most of his working life at Princeton, where he had many students who later became distinguished mathematicians. One of the many areas where he did original research is the theory of functions of many complex variables.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bochner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bochner is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17653 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VM2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.08 km (#6,494 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 November 1996
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- (8730) Iidesan
- (8922) Kumanodake
- (10886) Mitsuroohba
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