83982 Crantor

83982 Crantor
Discovery [1]
Discovered byNEAT
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date12 April 2002
Designations
(83982) Crantor
Pronunciation/ˈkræntɔːr/
Named after
Crantor (Greek mythology)[2]
2002 GO9
Uranus co-orbital centaur [1] · distant [3]
Symbol (astrological)
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc13.37 yr (4,882 days)
Aphelion24.862 AU
Perihelion14.047 AU
19.454 AU
Eccentricity0.2780
85.81 yr (31,342 days)
63.889°
0° 0m 41.4s / day
Inclination12.770°
117.40°
93.203°
Physical characteristics
59±12 km[4]
13.94 h[5]
0.121±0.064[4]
RR [6]
B–V = 1.105±0.042[7]
V–R = 0.761±0.039[7]
8.26[5] · 8.693±0.057 (R)[8] · 8.8[1] · 9.03±0.16[4] · 9.17[9][10]

83982 Crantor (provisional designation 2002 GO9) is a centaur in a 1:1 resonance with Uranus, approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 12 April 2002, by astronomers of the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[3] This minor planet was named for Crantor from Greek mythology.[2]

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