(3398) Stattmayer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1978 by H.-E. Schuster at La Silla.
Where Stattmayer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stattmayer is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3398 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 PC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.70 km (#9,391 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Rotation period | 8.29 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.238 |
| Inclination | 24.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.806 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 August 1978
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