(12834) Bomben Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Craig R. Bomben (b. 1962) is a pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. He has more than 17 years and 3800 hours of flight experience in over 50 different aircraft types.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bomben is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bomben is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12834 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 CB13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,064 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.394 |
| Rotation period | 20.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 4.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.833 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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