(9706) Bouma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Reinder J. Bouma (b. 1949) is one of the best known Dutch amateur astronomers. He is very active in the observation of comets, variable stars and occultations by minor planets. The name was suggested by C. de Jager.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bouma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bouma is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9706 |
| Provisional designation | 3176 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.6 km (#4,261 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 0.422° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (5700) Homerus
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