(3798) de Jager Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where de Jager is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: de Jager is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3798 |
| Provisional designation | 2402 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.69 km (#11,262 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.292 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0776 |
| Inclination | 2.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.999 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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