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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | A. C. Gilmore and P. M. Kilmartin |
| Discovery site | Lake Tekapo |
| Discovery date | June 30, 1989 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4837 |
| Named after | Alexander William Bickerton |
| Alternate name(s) | 1989 ME |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6205058 |
| Peri | 2.7772406 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1318066 |
| Orbital period | 2089.7481830 |
| Mean anomaly | 40.24128 |
| Inclination | 28.22171 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 327.27241 |
| Argument of peri | 43.01424 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0693 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.60 |
4837 Bickerton (1989 ME) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 30, 1989 by A. C. Gilmore and P. M. Kilmartin at Lake Tekapo.
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