(7007) Timjull Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
A. J. Timothy Jull (b. 1951) is a senior research scientist at the University of Arizona. In addition to running a world-class laboratory for the measurement of terrestrial ages of meteorites, he is the editor of the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timjull is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timjull is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7007 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EK34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 0.724° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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