(13766) Bonham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Dan Bonham mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro, North Dakota.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bonham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bonham is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13766 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SA139 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 3.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.873 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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