(4088) Baggesen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1986 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.
Jens Baggesen (1764-1826) was a famous Danish poet and writer, born in Korsør.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Baggesen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baggesen is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4088 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 GG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.54 km (#8,201 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.454 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0578 |
| Inclination | 7.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Jens
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- (6119) Hjorth
- (8861) Jenskandler
- (12352) Jepejacobsen
- (22168) Weissflog
- (731389) Jensdierks
All asteroids named after someone called Jens
Also discovered on 3 April 1986
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- (3830) Trelleborg
- (3858) Dorchester
- (3864) Soren
- (3948) Bohr
- (3956) Caspar
- (3989) Odin
- (3990) Heimdal
- (4059) Balder
- (4092) Tyr
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