(3788) Steyaert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 1986 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Belgian amateur astronomer Christian Steyaert (b. 1955) was president of the Belgian Dutch-language astronomical society “Vereniging voor Sterrenkunde” from 1988 to 2004. The name was suggested by J. Meeus.Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Steyaert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Steyaert is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3788 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 QM3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.80 km (#5,225 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.320 |
| Rotation period | 18.5 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 9.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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