(707242) Denniscrabtree Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 2003 by D. D. Balam at Maunakea.
Dennis Crabtree (b. 1952) is a Canadian astrophysicist at the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre (National Research Council of Canada). He is an emeritus director and unofficial historian of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #1, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Denniscrabtree is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Denniscrabtree is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 707242 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 CE41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 6.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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