(1731) Smuts

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(1731 ) Smuts is an asteroid of the main belt, which was discovered on August 9, 1948 by E. L. Johnson, from the Union Observatory in Johannesburg.

The asteroid is named after the South African statesman and General JC Smuts, under the Johnson served in both world wars.

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