(7763) Crabeels Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Henri Crabeels (b. 1904) is an internationally known organist and conductor in Antwerp. This minor planet is dedicated to him on the occasion of his 98th birthday.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Crabeels is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Crabeels is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7763 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UT5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.80 km (#6,778 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.220 |
| Spectral type | L |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0707 |
| Inclination | 4.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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