(7387) Malbil Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named in honor of Malcolm Bilson (b. 1935), Frederick J. Whiton Professor of Music at Cornell University. Best known as a pianist, Bilson has recorded scintillating performances of music by Mozart, Beethoven and others. His research interests center on music of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, performance practice, problems of notation and execution, instruments and musical aesthetics. He has won several awards. Bilson gave a recital at the “Asteroids, Comets, Meteors” meeting at Cornell University in July 1999.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Malbil is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malbil is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7387 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 BS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 7.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2954) Delsemme
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