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.
Discovered on 16-10-1977 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.