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Malbil
Discovery
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory
Discovery date30 January 1982
Designations
7387
Named after
Malcolm Bilson
1982 BS1
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc12464 days (34.12 yr)
Aphelion2.8256760 AU (422.71511 Gm)
Perihelion2.0742834 AU (310.30838 Gm)
2.449980 AU (366.5118 Gm)
Eccentricity0.1533467
3.83 yr (1400.7 d)
345.09675°
0° 15m 25.258s / day
Inclination7.057758°
151.10270°
294.84211°
Earth MOID1.10163 AU (164.802 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.39958 AU (358.972 Gm)
TJupiter3.470
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. ^ a b 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.