(1663) van den Bos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 August 1926 by H. E. Wood at Johannesburg.
Where van den Bos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: van den Bos is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1663 |
| Provisional designation | 1926 PE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.5 km (#3,537 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.255 |
| Rotation period | 740 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 5.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.840 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 August 1926
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- (1305) Pongola
- (2193) Jackson
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