(17734) Boole Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 January 1998 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
George Boole (1815-1864) was a self-taught Englishman. His works The Mathematical Analysis of Logic (1847) and Investigation of the Laws of Thought (1854) stressed that logic should be associated with mathematics (rather than metaphysics), both disciplines being formal systems of symbols, axioms and rules of inference.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Boole is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boole is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17734 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BW3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.02 km (#12,699 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 2.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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