(3808) Tempel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1982 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Tempel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tempel is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3808 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 FQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.67 km (#11,299 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.294 |
| Rotation period | 7.45 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 6.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.974 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by F. Borngen
- (3181) Ahnert
- (3245) Jensch
- (3338) Richter
- (3539) Weimar
- (3540) Protesilaos
- (3802) Dornburg
- (3826) Handel
- (3917) Franz Schubert
- (3941) Haydn
- (3943) Silbermann
- (3954) Mendelssohn
- (3955) Bruckner
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