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Crantor
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Number
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83982
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Provisional name
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2002 GO9
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Class
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Centaur
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Discovery date
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12.04.2002
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Discovery chart
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Discovery position
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0° Scorpio 01' Rx
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Time of announcement
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16.04.2002 - 17:10 UT
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Orbital period
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86.3 years
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Orbit
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Aphelion
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24.975 AU
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Perihelion
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14.063 AU
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Semimajor axis
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19.519 AU
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Magnitude
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9.1
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Diameter
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29 - 91 km
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Mythology
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Crantor was one of the Lapiths attending Pirithous' wedding. Centaur Demoleon killed him. The Metamorphoses
(Demoleon - the lion of the people) The Centaur Research Project Another Crantor, a Greek philosopher (about 340 - 275 e.Kr.) was a pupil of Plato. He is said to have visited Egypt, where local priests showed him the scrolls with the story of Atlantis. Theories About Atlantis |
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