(7431) Jettaguilar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Jose A. “Jett” Aguilar (b. 1961) is a Filipino neurosurgeon who has saved over one thousand children in the Philippines by volunteering his time and surgical expertise to treat their congenital malformations and brain tumors. He is also an amateur astronomer and serves as vice president of the Astronomical League of the Philippines.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jettaguilar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jettaguilar is 3.48 au from the Sun and 4.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7431 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FN41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.85 km (#6,732 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.198 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 1.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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