(38828) van 't Leven Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jaap van ’t Leven (b. 1966) is a Dutch amateur meteor astronomer who photographs meteors and comets. He is a leading member of the Dutch Meteor Society and chairman of the Working Group on Comets of the Royal Netherlands Association for Meteorology and Astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where van 't Leven is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: van 't Leven is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38828 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RQ94 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0663 |
| Inclination | 2.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.970 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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