(3807) Pagels Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1981 by Skiff, B. A., Thomas, N. G. at Anderson Mesa.

Where Pagels is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pagels is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3807
Provisional designation1981 SE1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.53 km (#9,667 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.399
Rotation period3.29 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.16
Orbital period3.38 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.88 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination4.30°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.862 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 26 September 1981

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