(6007) Billevans Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 1990 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Pianist Bill Evans (1929-1980) was an important figure in the development of modern jazz, particularly in performances such as Kind of Blue with Miles Davis and John Coltrane.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Billevans is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Billevans is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6007 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 BE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 4.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.967 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.