(4137) Crabtree

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Asteroid
(4317) Crabtree
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,364  AU
eccentricity 0.018
Perihelion - aphelion 2,322 AU - 2,407 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.8 °
Length of the ascending node 352.95 °
Sidereal period 3.64 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.9 mag
history
Explorer Luboš Kohoutek
Date of discovery November 24, 1970
Another name 1970 WC, 1972 GK 1 , 1977 RO 6
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(4137) Crabtree is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on November 24, 1970 by Luboš Kohoutek from the Hamburg observatory .

The asteroid was named after the English astronomer William Crabtree (1610–1644). He observed the Venus transit of 1639.

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