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7387 Malbil

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Discovered by
  
E. Bowell

Alternative names
  
1982 BS1

Discovered
  
30 January 1982

Discoverer
  
Edward L. G. Bowell

Discovery site
  
Anderson Mesa Station

MPC designation
  
7387

Discovery date
  
30 January 1982

Observation arc
  
12464 days (34.12 yr)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Malcolm Bilson

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Aphelion
  
2.8256760 AU (422.71511 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.0742834 AU (310.30838 Gm)

7387 Malbil (1982 BS1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 30, 1982 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It was named after the fortepianist Malcolm Bilson.

References

7387 Malbil Wikipedia