3798 de Jager
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1977 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3798 |
| Alternative names | 2402 T-3 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.3343000 |
| Perihelion | 2.0017992 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0766820 |
| Orbital period | 1166.0099170 |
| Mean anomaly | 31.18819 |
| Inclination | 2.43134 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 314.51247 |
| Argument of perihelion | 245.12041 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
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3798 de Jager (2402 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. It is named after the Dutch astronomer Cornelis de Jager.
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