(9447) Julesbordet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Jules Bordet (1874-1961), Nobel laureate in medicine (1919), founded the Institut antirabique et bactériologique du Brabant in 1900. In 1903 it was renamed the Institut Pasteur du Brabant. Beginning in 1926, the Institute developed vaccines. At the end of his life Bordet showed great interest in astronomy.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Julesbordet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Julesbordet is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9447 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 JJ18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.86 km (#9,129 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.296 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 9.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Jules
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