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de Jager Discovery and designationDiscovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels Discovery site Palomar Observatory Discovery date October 16, 1977 DesignationsMPC designation 3798 Alternate name(s) 2402 T-3 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 2.3343000 Peri 2.0017992 Eccentricity 0.0766820 Orbital period 1166.0099170 Mean anomaly 31.18819 Inclination 2.43134 Longitude of ascending node 314.51247 Argument of peri 245.12041 Absolute magnitude (H) 13.6 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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