7387 Malbil

Malbil
Discovery
Discovered by E. Bowell
Discovery site Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory
Discovery date 30 January 1982
Designations
MPC designation 7387
Named after
Malcolm Bilson
1982 BS1
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 12464 days (34.12 yr)
Aphelion 2.8256760 AU (422.71511 Gm)
Perihelion 2.0742834 AU (310.30838 Gm)
2.449980 AU (366.5118 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1533467
3.83 yr (1400.7 d)
345.09675°
 15m 25.258s / day
Inclination 7.057758°
151.10270°
294.84211°
Earth MOID 1.10163 AU (164.802 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.39958 AU (358.972 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.470
Physical characteristics
13.4

    7387 Malbil (1982 BS1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 30, 1982 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.[2] It was named after the fortepianist Malcolm Bilson.[2]

    References

    1. "7387 Malbil (1982 BS1)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D.; International Astronomical Union (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 594. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

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