(7414) Bosch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Named in memory of Carl Bosch (1874-1940), outstanding German chemist, inventor of high-pressure ammonia synthesis, 1931 Nobel laureate in chemistry and enthusiastic amateur astronomer. During the 1920s he built a well-equipped private observatory on his estate at Heidelberg, where he carried out spectroscopic and photometric studies. He was an important patron of science, supporting especially the Heidelberg-Königstuhl Observatory, the Astronomische Gesellschaft and the Einstein Foundation. Name proposed by the first discoverer, endorsed by G. Klare and H. Mandel.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bosch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bosch is 3.74 au from the Sun and 4.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7414 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TD8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.4 km (#4,384 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 0.743° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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