(20243) Den Bosch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 February 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Den Bosch (s-Hertogenbosch) is the capital of the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands. The city flourished in the 15th century, although it was nearly completely destroyed by a catastrophic fire in 1463. The painter Hieronymus Bosch lived almost his entire life in Den Bosch.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Den Bosch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Den Bosch is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20243 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DB36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.56 km (#9,629 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.157 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.856 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 February 1998
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- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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