(7470) Jabberwock Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 May 1991 by T. Urata at Oohira.
The Jabberwock is a mythical creature that is the subject of the classic nonsense poem `Jabberwocky' in Lewis Carroll's delightful tale Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. The citation was prepared by D. J. Asher.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jabberwock is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jabberwock is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7470 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 JA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0659 |
| Inclination | 7.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.