(7376) Jefftaylor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 1980 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.
G. Jeffrey Taylor (b. 1944) is a professor of planetary science at the University of Hawaii. His merging of data on lunar and meteorite petrology with remotely-sensed data from planetary missions has unlocked vital clues to the earliest evolution of planetary bodies, particularly the moon.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jefftaylor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jefftaylor is 2.44 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7376 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 UU1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.41 km (#9,866 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 1.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.986 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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