(3798) de Jager

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Asteroid
(3798) de Jager
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.1683  AU
eccentricity 0.0768
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0019 AU - 2.3347 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.431 °
Sidereal period 3.193 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.23 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 13.7 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer I. van Houten-Groeneveld
Date of discovery 1977
Another name 2402 T-3, 1982 BO 1 , 1950 BY
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(3798) de Jager is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 October 1977 by the Dutch astronomer Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Mountain was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Dutch astronomer Cornelis de Jager .

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