(7804) Boesgaard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named in honor of Ann Merchant Boesgaard (b. 1939), astronomer at the University of Hawaii, well-known for her investigations of the lithium and beryllium content of stellar atmospheres.Naming citation (19980211/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Boesgaard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boesgaard is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7804 |
| Provisional designation | 3083 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 6.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1808) Bellerophon
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