7387 Malbil

7387 Malbil
Shape model of Malbil from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date30 January 1982
Designations
(7387) Malbil
Named after
Malcolm Bilson
(American pianist)[2]
1982 BS1
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc35.44 yr (12,946 days)
Aphelion2.8283 AU
Perihelion2.0728 AU
2.4506 AU
Eccentricity0.1542
3.84 yr (1,401 days)
139.08°
0° 15m 24.84s / day
Inclination7.0546°
151.07°
295.00°
Physical characteristics
6.3 km (est. at 0.20)[7]
7.5498 h[8]
  • (253°, −74°) (λ1/β1)[8]
  • (127.0°, −69.0°) (λ2/β2)[8]
13.4[3]

7387 Malbil (prov. designation: 1982 BS1) is an elongated background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 30 January 1982, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Arizona, United States.[1] The asteroid has a rotation period of 7.5 hours and measures approximately 6 kilometers (4 miles) in diameter. It is named for American pianist Malcolm Bilson.[2]

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