Claim: 1663 van den Bos was discovered on 4 August 1926 by H. E. Wood, an English astronomer, director of the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, and discoverer of minor planets.
Evidence: 4 August 1926 H. E. Wood Harry Edwin Wood (3 February 1881 – 27 February 1946) was an English astronomer, director of the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, and discoverer of minor planets. Union Observatory also known as Johannesburg Observatory (078) is a defunct astronomical observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa that was operated between 1903 and 1971. He discovered nearly 3000 new double stars, made more than 71000 astronomical measurements and compiled a catalogue of Southern hemisphere double stars.